mtg cards like pithing needle (Card) Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name cant be activated unless theyre mana abilities. I love keeping an eye

Greater access to the internet and a refresher of the rules with Kaldheim have fixed this

Duplicant Duplicant is a mix of a Fiend Hunter/O-ring-type creature with a clone

If you don't control a creature with power 7 or greater at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen

Thats really the only question on the amount of play Abrade will see, how much Harnessed Lightning will hold it back

There might be more competitive Simic commanders out there, but the most interesting and memorable decks are always the unusual ones

Thats fine, but its not an impressive as Ob Nixilis Reignited or Jace, Unraveler of Secrets, let alone Painful Truths or Goblin Dark-Dwellers