Its mana value is a little intense, so it'll only find a place in specific decks, but Rith acts as a good mana sink when it attacks
Circle of Protection: White seems rather weak against a color designed to destroy enchantments, and many blue decks can take complete control of the game before leisurely bouncing a Circle of Protection: Blue (assuming they aren't just decking you to begin with)
So weve nearly doubled the card pool, which means a lot more counters being added in a format already feeling an abundance of counters
Even the deathtouch restriction wont keep your opponents safe
The Sturdy qualifier definitely isn't a lie for this card , with a willpower of five bolstered by a Resist +1 to reduce incoming damage, making it easy to generate three lore each turn unperturbed
If youre going to attempt to have a long game plan as an aggro deck, it needs to actually be something you can execute before you are actually shut out