It also pairs naturally with many best Commander staples built around creature density
Maintaining a large inventory, the daily packaging and shipping of cards, having to travel to large events in far-off locations every single weekend these things can be rewarding and profitable, but theyre a grind
You cant play them in sanctioned tournaments, but nobody stops you from jamming casual games with proxies, and they help make the game far more accessible
Mono-Green Elves | Gladiator | Mindmage Creatures (28) 1 Allosaurus Shepherd 1 Beast Whisperer 1 Crashing Drawbridge 1 District Guide 1 Dwynen's Elite 1 Elder Gargaroth 1 Elvish Archdruid 1 Elvish Clancaller 1 Elvish Visionary 1 Evolution Sage 1 Imperious Perfect 1 Incubation Druid 1 Llanowar Elves 1 Llanowar Visionary 1 Marwyn, the Nurturer 1 Oakhame Adversary 1 Oakhame Ranger 1 Oracle of Mul Daya 1 Paradise Druid 1 Pelt Collector 1 Reclamation Sage 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds 1 Steel Leaf Champion 1 Thorn Lieutenant 1 Wildborn Preserver 1 Wildheart Invoker 1 Woodland Champion 1 Wren's Run Vanquisher Planeswalkers (5) 1 Garruk, Unleashed 1 Nissa, Who Shakes the World 1 Vivien Reid 1 Vivien, Champion of the Wilds 1 Vivien, Monsters' Advocate Instants (8) 1 Assure // Assemble 1 Bounty of Might 1 Once and Future 1 Pulse of Murasa 1 Return of the Wildspeaker 1 Shared Summons 1 Slice in Twain 1 Veil of Summer Sorceries (6) 1 Explore 1 Finale of Devastation 1 Find // Finality 1 Nylea's Intervention 1 Prey Upon 1 Primal Might Enchantments (5) 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc 1 Guardian Project 1 Path of Discovery 1 Song of Freyalise 1 Wilderness Reclamation Artifacts (8) 1 Heraldic Banner 1 Herald's Horn 1 Icon of Ancestry 1 Rosethorn Halberd 1 Shadowspear 1 The Great Henge 1 The Ozolith 1 Vanquisher's Banner Lands (40) 38 Forest 1 Castle Garenbrig 1 Tranquil Thicket Basically, almost nobody plays Gladiator to play aggro
This is especially important in making a card viable for Constructed Magic
A card that comes back from the graveyard stronger every time is easily breakable
