There is also a fantastic new card from the set, called Venture Forth, which is a four-drop Sorcery that lets the player exile from their library until they draw a land, which is played straight to the battlefield, and any other cards are placed at the bottom of the deck
What you actually want to know is whether Rhystic Study fits your specific game plan your curve, your threat density, your typical pod size, your pace of play
You can still burn or counter anything you need to to stay alive in the early game, and then once Niv-Mizzet, VisionaryNiv-Mizzet, Visionary comes down, the burn spell you have left over is a draw spell
I have gone on somewhat about how three toughness is really good on a monster in the cube and various 1/3 and 2/3 dorks do better than they should for this reason
You can try your luck and go to the cafe before it opens to see if that have any vacancies or cancellations (although this is risky business) 3