Another thing that made this format preferable were changes to the rules made by X and Y
Then once your mana is set with Templar and a cast Commander, you can drop all sorts of good stuff
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If Machine God's Effigy copies a Saga that has become a creature due to an effect, it will have that Saga's chapter abilities, but it won't get a lore counter every turn because it isn't itself a Saga since its only card type is artifact
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The current format is significantly slower than the previous format, and ways to slow down the game are coveted for many decks
