But as long as Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer and Lurrus of the Dream-Den remain to be Tier 1 strategies in the field, theres a good reason to sleeve up the instant speed removal spell
It's here because I really wanted to highlight the idea that Lifelink decks, especially the grindier midrange ones, often benefit from the same thing Stax decks do: extra time
Avatar AangAvatar Aang - 322 decks, 7,407 as commander Aang's back side, the Master of Elements, shaves what is essentially a whopping five mana off your spells and even flips back into Avatar AangAvatar Aang to restock your hand and threaten your opponents with a lot of damage
But the freerunning ability implies youll cast this Dimir commander after combat damage, instead of before
This generally leads to raw feelings on both sidesthe person getting the power has to give up more than they want to, while the person giving up the power has to trade away the best card in the deal
Mulldrifter 2.1 Power 1.8 Support 2.5 A nicely flexible dork that can be a reasonable chump, an evasive body or a pure card advantage spell