There is some unique versatility for this card in Commander, too, since it can stack with Lifelink
2024-09-20 Some cards in the Duskmourn release have abilities that trigger "whenever you manifest dread." In circumstances where you are instructed to manifest dread but can't perform some or all of the steps of manifesting dread (probably because your library has one or fewer cards in it), these abilities will still trigger
Both, besides being great creatures to play on initial turns, have a good defense effect: Skrelv protects a creature well, besides giving it Toxic, and Venerated Rotpriest forces your opponent to think twice before removing any of your creatures
Be sure to brush up on your myriad rules
This is really the culmination of all the other tips
Ideally youre able to upgrade the worst thing you have in play with the cloak trigger while downgrading each opponents best threat