The Evoke ability makes it such that it is almost never a dead card, and thus a great maindeck staple
For example, if one opponent controls creatures with powers 4 and 5, and another opponent controls creatures with powers 2 and 7, the creatures with powers 5 and 7 will be sacrificed
Plus, Scouts Warning draws you a card too, so it basically pays for itself
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