Calgar's Magic iteration, while a bit uninspired, is very powerful
Within the limited realm of Fallout cards, its a powerful card, as there are a lot of counter mechanics at play in the limited set: energy counters, rad counters, +1/+1 counters (especially from Monstrous creatures), muster counters, and more
Study is a very good card quality spell but it is far less exciting in blue where you are spoilt for choice than it is in red, flashback aside
For one colorless and two Black Mana, you could cast a Sorcery which simply stated, If opponent doesnt concede the game immediately, each player must ante an additional card Now, Ive never known of any situation where additional cards were not added to ante
These humble cards with small bonuses set you up for explosive turns later in the game
Even though I consider Thought Monitor to be a better card than Thoughtcast, youll often see both of these cards together in the same deck