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Piper of the Swarm Black is secondary to blue for permanent mind controls, and Piper of the Swarm showcases the hoops you have to jump through to get an effect that blue just has to pay 4 mana for

In Lorcana, card prices are largely driven by the competitive market

(Scryfall note) If you choose to pay the blitz cost rather than the mana cost, you're still casting the spell

Im not super-optimistic of its chances, however, as it doesnt actually hard-counter the interaction while also having tons of huge blind spots (such as permission and sweepers)

All in all, Toski is a powerful threat if you are able to support it with other cards, or you can use it to enable some card draw