Its important to have some redundancy in a 100-card, singleton format like Commander to ensure we draw into these effects and have backups in case one gets countered or destroyed
If the player fails, either by losing to the minion or taking too long to respond, the enemy mage will establish a mana link at the city, leaving the now much more powerful minion to stand guard
Overlord of the Mistmoors, meanwhile, can create a dangerous horde of insects, making two flying 2/1s when it ETBs or attacks
If youre lucky, you get the front side of a Kitchen Finks
The struggle might be trying to fit it into the existing removal rotation without leaving yourself with too many spells, or not enough copies of Sear
Illustrated by John Tedrick Not legal Standard Legal Modern Legal Pioneer Legal Legacy Legal Vintage Not legal Pauper Legal Commander Legal Brawl Legal Historic Not legal Penny