Im also a hardcore Final Fantasy nerd
You can find this effect for far less mana on cards like Grand Abolisher, Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar, and Myrel, Shield of Argive
Quick aside, have you ever noticed that the vast majority of card games have initial draws that are odd numbers
All of these decks are ready to play right away in our curated power levels, but you can also use them for inspiration when brewing new decks of your own
Its not the most efficient card on its own, but it becomes a stack of soft counters that can grind a combo or tempo deck to a halt
For historical figures, they tended to be in the 3 Asian influenced sets of Portal, with cards like Sun Quan, Lord of Wu