Dont be put off buying it at all
Spend the early turns tapping mana dorks and passively buffing your team, until eventually you can start to swing wide with deathtouch
Retrieve the Esper Rating: 2/10 Casting expensive sorceries should be worthwhile in Final Fantasy Limited, but even with two bites at the apple, casting a very underwhelming creature doesnt sound too appealing
Preacher Now, Preacher on the other hand has a few good reasons to be expensive: First of all, look at that amazing artwork by Quinton Hover
Imps Mischief is cute, but Ashnods Intervention will do most of what it usually does for pennies
Branching Evolution, Hardened Scales, and Kami of Whispered Hopes can increase how many +1/+1 counters you place on Marwyn, the Nurturer, which allows you to ramp into big win conditions like every green players favorite Craterhoof Behemoth