It would also not surprise me to find out its eventually better, but if I wanted to test the card, my first inclination would be to try one copy of Essence Capture to learn some things and keep the rest of the Essence Scatters as a baseline
Im especially interested in using Herigast, Erupting Nullkite to pay the emerge cost of, say, Void Winnower or Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
Sure, we no longer have the Alesha, Who Smiles at Death combo with the cryptid ghost, but blinking this horror to deal with indestructible creatures is very efficient
It enchants a creature or artifact, then causes your first token production effect each turn to make copies of that instead of its usual fare
Released in the very first set of the game, Dark Ritual is a staple in every format it's legal in, from the casual Commander format to the highest-powered formats of Legacy and Vintage
If this does happen, Afterlife Insurance could definitely keep climbing in price, as even if demand falls, its unlikely to flatline completely