The biggest knock against Unsettled Mariner is the fact that it is likely difficult to find room for multiple copies, but the ability to protect your creatures (and yourself) from spells your opponents cast is potentially quite valuable
Creatures cant be cast or enter the battlefield
I went ahead and made the purchase anyway
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Its an excellent glue card for many strategies: a good target for Birthing Pod, high-toughness, untapping is pseudo-vigilance, ramp, discard for graveyard value/reanimate, blink, the list goes on