Unlike the Monarch, this also provides an effect if you get the Initiative while you already have it
Creatures (1) Planeswalkers (4) Lands (26) Spells (29) While not the cards great triumph, this list was an absolute blast to play, due in no small part to two big factors: Almost no one thought control was possible, and Jace, the Mind Sculptor had arrived and was shockingly underrated by the community at large
Mardu colors are some of the best to be in for controlling the table
Meanwhile, Rishkar brings a few counters along for the party, and lets every creature you control with a counter on it tap for mana
Ultimately, we cant have neither , so well have to be comfortable with a healthy amount of both, and cultivate a healthier respect for the complexity of designing cards for an eternal format in which a color is seemingly ahead of the pack