Watermark: Mirran Illustrated by Austin Hsu Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
The secondary commander, Szarel, Genesis Shepherd, is a consistent engine that lets you play lands from your graveyard, similar to the staple Crucible of Worlds
Its an artifact, as well as a creature, meaning its vulnerable to a wide range of removal spells
This is especially popular for powered cubes, vintage cubes, dual lands, reserve list staples, and highly optimized Commander environments where replacement costs can become extremely high
You can use the equip ability to move the Equipment around to your other creatures as normal, but at 0/0, the Phyrexian Germ would appreciate it if maybe you didn't
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