Now, the real trick of Universes Beyond design is balancing between the most flavorful execution and the needs of the set structure
Tokens, however, are a necessary part of the game, and so blue does get them in specific ways that can interact with an aristocrat deck
It is more efficient in many ways than most ramp spells and saw some play when it was reprinted in Dragons of Tarkir (2015)
For example, if you want to cast Fallaji Wayfarer but you only have 3 mana available, you can use one mana to cast a Birds of Paradise and then immediately tap the Bird to help cast the Wayfarer
Oh, and as the game begins, you can't hit a phenomenon when revealing the first planethat could just get silly
Prismari Command is a less efficient way to remove an early mana dork or rock than Burst Lightning or Shatter, but it does so much more