It just makes a lot more sense to curve out with Blazing Bomb, Sahagin, The Emperor, Ultros and Shantotto, THEN start chaining together copies of Retrieve the Esper, rather than trying to play noncreature spells the whole game
Theres also a brand new keyword in the form of Resist, which boosts a characters defence by allowing them to reduce any incoming damage to their willpower during challenges or taken from other effects
And, unless you have an option to get him to a location for free, he has to survive, most likely, another turn until you can send him to a place where he can hide out
When two cards are exiled and melded, they each leave the battlefield, then return together as one new untapped object with no relation to either of the objects that left the battlefield
Jumbo Cactuar Basically a 'win the game' card Deals 10K damage Pair with indestructible/hexproof Jumbo Cactuars 10,000 Needles ability is not only a total flavor win but is also one of the wildest pieces of rules text Ive ever seen on a Magic card