Wastescape Battlemage performed so marvelously for me in Limited that I just had to slot it into my Azlask deck
It's mostly defined mechanically by the one set that took place there, which meant going back to themes like instants and sorceries and pushing blue, as the flavor of education is core to the identity of Arcavios
If youre gaining a lot of life, shell gladly buff up your entire team very fast and allow you to swing for lethal before you know it
Convoke also had a big resurgence in March of the Machine and its Commander precons, adding some powerful cards to the Jeskai colors
Its ability says each, so its not committing a crime, for better and/or worse
I wouldnt scold anyone for playing those bounce spells instead, but I do think the two mana options are serving the deck better in the current metagame