Its competing with Traverse the Ulvenwald, but the Energy boost is more valuable than it may look at first glance
This deck is poised to be top dog in the meta for the next couple of sets, and being the only alternate art leader, this price is expected to stay quite high
You can easily blow it up early and then steal all the Commanders and shut down most players
But it doesn't stop there - every sacrifice that follows puts a +1/+1 counter on Zodiark, turning him into a snowballing, indestructible threat that demands removal
Kirtar's Desire Tell me you dont want Kirtar's Desire at half the cost of Pacifism in your enchantress or Sram, Senior Edificer decks
Its a shame that the blue-red archetype seems so unsupported, but Ive been pleasantly surprised by how every other blue color combination works