The latter seems innocuous and isnt highly taken, but is downright nasty combined with Fetid Gargantua or with sagas
There's also Pitiless Plunderer and Morbid Opportunist here which I thought would hint at a Sacrifice subtheme here but nope, there's 1 sac outlet in the entire deck (Shadow, Mysterious Assassin) and like two or three cards that sacrifice themselves (Priest of Fell Rites) so maybe these are either random "hope for value" inclusions or maybe the remnants of a previous version of the deck that focused more on Sacrifice, who knows
Many players compare these bursts of speed to how top red cards MTG provide similar early game momentum through fast mana and aggressive rituals
See why he's a "duh" selection here
I assume a popular character like Cloud is going to be on more than just this card in the same way Frodo or Galadriel were in the Lord of the Rings set I know you cant get into main set spoilers here, but is there anything about designing around these characters for a commander-only product that you enjoy getting to do differently from a product that has to be in Standard
Guardian Project Listed at : $10 Hahahaha, wait