While it doesnt do much other than that, its a cheap 1/5 in Jeskai, and you can fill your deck with other buff effects
That may not sound like a big deal, and sometimes its not, but frequently it is and games can hinge on it
The main theme of the deck is to use card advantage and excess mana gained from ramping up to slowly cascade into victory
Playing it out at sorcery speed gives the table a full cycle to kill you or disrupt your position, after all, not to mention an extra card to help do so
Luckily, The Pokemon Company has since implemented changes to help combat scalpers from gaming the system by having the plastic wrap removed from the outside of card packs upon purchase
Aetherworks Marvel is another must-have in an energy deck