his 5 power is pretty easy to boost up to get to the 3-hit mark (7 power across three hits = 21 lethal commander damage), and because of the sheer amount of Auras we'll get on him it's not hard to get to the 2-hit mark (11 power)
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Using these spells early can remove the counters before they ever become a factor
The higher value reprints and new cards make up a decent chunk of the decks value, but the rest of the deck is also full of cards valued between $1 and $3, so its a good place to start if you want to pick up some solid Commander cards
I particularly love Weathered Sentinels, since I-Rex doesnt care about the defender keyword and will happily pick up its vigilance, reach and trample ability
Referring to a character costing N ink as an N-drop, the dream is to achieve a curve with a one-drop on turn one, a two-drop on turn two, a three-drop on turn three, and so on before running out of cards