You can also add a bit of jank that you can safely discard to play lands from outside the game, making this a pretty great card
3 has potential as a spellslinger/burn commander, though it faces stiff competition from Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls and Tor Wauki the Younger
It's one of the best reasons people run the Snow archetype in the beginning, and it remains a powerhouse to this day
Arcades, the Strategist works like High Alert and Assault Formation, but with added draw potential
Boltwave is actually even better than Lava Spike, too, since it doesnt target
Impulse gets you through your deck quickly, allows you to quickly search for an answer to an impending problem, and does it all so effectively that almost any blue deck capable of running Impulse in any given environment has done so without hesitation