2021-03-19 You are never forced to activate mana abilities to pay costs, so if there is a mandatory additional mana cost (such as from Thalia, Guardian of Thraben), you can decline to activate mana abilities to pay for it and hence fail to cast the suspended card, leaving it in exile
(Some have abilities that arent even card-for-card trades.) So what I want to see in these Commands are choices that give you a lot of different options for the board state and easily give you a two-for-one deal at the checkout counter
If your opponent doesn't have big enough stuff to take the Packbeasts down, it's going to be a real problem for them
Heartfire Hero can very quickly grow in stats, and burn for its power whenever it dies
Some of the best cards to pair with Ashling, the Limitless include: Risen Reef is one of the strongest Elemental payoffs ever printed Yarok, the Desecrated will double many of your enters triggers from Elementals Mulldrifter is a Commander classic that generates incredible value with Ashling Jubilation is a powerful Elemental version of Craterhoof Behemoth 1
The degree to which the deck can win on turn one is frustrating and feeds some of the worst stereotypes about games in Eternal formats feeling decided before one person gets to play
