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Enter this artifact pair

It could return virtually every non-land permanent an opponent controlled in one fell swoop (and there are stories of people using Aurora Griffin to return the lands as well!), turning a stalemated game into an instant-win with your hordes now free to march unopposed through enemy territory

You've spent the mana to cast the spell, but instead of putting it on the stack, you're placing it under Ice Cauldron

That, and the anthem effect helps facilitate your pirates dealing combat damage, which brings the Admiral full circle on all its abilities

Sorin Markov is a brutal planeswalker in a game of Commander to begin with

Let's take a looksee at why I love this two-cost rare mono-White instant