Given that you need to have this card Set for a turn, it would most likely be used to either a) stop your opponent from countering your already established board OR b) counter a handtrap preventing a comeback
And its not like Chris was alone on an island
Going off power rather than CMC makes Mentor of the Meek far easier to activate, despite being stricter
OCG Stories , while also serving as a sequel to the Magistus Arc, but with some details changed, such as Zoroa about to awaken once more and the Magistus being the main focus (as opposed to the Great War Arc focusing on Endymion's son, Regulus), and Aleister undergoing a personality change and escaping from his seal right at the beginning of Magistus I (whereas his manga counterpart was still sealed away at the beginning of the Great Magic War Arc)
While true connoisseurs normally know that the foil versions of Secret Lair Drops sometimes dont retain their value like the non-foils, that might not be the case for something as mainstream and popular as a Marvel MTG product