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Escalate: Pay a certain amount to choose one of multiple effects

Newer sets are usually cheaper, except for some special or especially collectible releases

Instants are especially helpful because they let you set up neat plays where Gandalf can block a creature, then return to your library before damage, fogging the attack while keeping Gandalf protected for your next turn, where it can re-utilize previously used effects

For such a narrow card, Im fairly confident that this will be widely played

I think its always been a bit uphill for burn, but the last several years have released the kinds of cards the Commander archetype needs to compete

You had to sort everything into a million different piles to assess what you had