For now we just have to get our level up fix from Commander and maybe Modern
Retrieve the Esper Rating: 2/10 Casting expensive sorceries should be worthwhile in Final Fantasy Limited, but even with two bites at the apple, casting a very underwhelming creature doesnt sound too appealing
Imps Mischief is cute, but Ashnods Intervention will do most of what it usually does for pennies
Branching Evolution, Hardened Scales, and Kami of Whispered Hopes can increase how many +1/+1 counters you place on Marwyn, the Nurturer, which allows you to ramp into big win conditions like every green players favorite Craterhoof Behemoth
That isnt to say there are no non-combat ways to tap Kilo, Apogee Mind
Its a creature, so its vulnerable to popular removal, and it requires a way to gain haste or time to let summoning sickness wear off