The same applies if youre putting the commander into play but not casting it
Garruk is four manas worth of walker but you only have to invest two making him super duper strong
That is, you are hoping to draw lands to generate incremental resources, or you have enough lands and you're hoping to draw spells to spend your resources on
The combination of limited-edition direct-sales product line and non-fantasy outside IP touched a lot of nerves, but the really big precedent was the decision to print these as mechanically unique, tournament-legal cards ensuring that Rick, Steadfast Leader would soon go down in history as an unlikely staple of tournament Magic
Our goal is to protect ourselves early by amassing an army (Moria Scavenger) and stealing our opponents stuff (Hostage Taker) while milling/discarding huge haymakers (Rampaging War Mammoth)
Theyre all pretty, and pretty dangerous, and if youre a Dimir Commander player who hasnt dabbled in faeries why the heck not