Letting you get back a key card mid-late game and taking over in topdeck mode, all while not being a zero played on curve
Any effect that refers to your commander or a commander you own or control without specifying creature will apply to a Background that is your commander, as appropriate
They aim to also capture that retro-futurism vibe, this time inspired by sci-fi novels of the 60s and 70s
Death Kiss I love cards that encourage your opponents to attack each other and generally reward players for not sitting on their haunches and doing nothing
Mono-Black Control -- Dominaria Standard | Ali Aintrazi Creatures (15) 3 Gonti, Lord of Luxury 4 Dread Shade 4 Gifted Aetherborn 4 Walking Ballista Planeswalkers (4) 4 Karn, Scion of Urza Instants (8) 4 Fatal Push 4 Vraska's Contempt Sorceries (2) 1 Battle at the Bridge 1 Mastermind's Acquisition Enchantments (1) 1 Arguel's Blood Fast Artifacts (3) 3 Treasure Map Lands (27) 22 Swamp 1 Arch of Orazca 4 Cabal Stronghold Sideboard (15) 4 Duress 2 Torment of Hailfire 1 Moment of Craving 1 Battle at the Bridge 2 Doomfall 3 Phyrexian Scriptures 2 Golden Demise I was originally running 26 lands, but I ran into the issue of just missing land drops and I don't want to miss land drops with a Cabal Stronghold deck
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch / Temple of Cyclical Time Listed at: $12 Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch gives instant spells you cast the rebound ability, which means that you can cast instant spells without paying their mana costs on your next upkeep when you already cast them on your prior turn
