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While Energy payoffs may have been power creeped out of relevance for now, this may not last forever

Serpent's Pass

Aside from being a human, which is a very relevant creature type in Commander, Modern and basically every other MTG format, Esper Sentinel is good because it reads: Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays X, where X is Esper Sentinels power. Its a bit like Rhystic Study, but the cost can be far higher if youve got things that make humans stronger or you can put +1/+1 counters onto Esper Sentinel

Thanks to her inherent ward ability, Gisa can require a hefty investment by opponents to take off the field