If not in a superfriends deck, Esika is just a powerful 5C commander that isn't broken like Golos, Tireless Pilgrim
Unfriendly Fire: It deals 1 less damage than Lava Axe , yet it has the versatility that now you can hit a "creature or player" instead of just "player." Throne of Temptation: I would have no planeswalkers, play this with Black and every imaginable creature removal to only have the second clause be valid
With that said, the Detective classification of cards in that deck really puts in the work as well
While this increased functionality may come at an additional cost, the return is worthwhile more often than not
I believe that WotC's current financial results strongly suggest that the overall answer is No. Yet I also believe that we cant think about Magic as a single game (as it was 30 years ago): modern MTG is more like a collection of different games that happen to share game pieces, and some of those games are more welcoming to new pieces than others
In the first game, you must take whatever opening hand you draw