Decks in these formats can cost thousands of dollars, and the formats are kind of designed for veterans of the game
If you were in the same scenario but Pit Scorpion was attacking rather than the elf, youd die to combat damage before the trigger to add a poison counter went on the stack
This is an easy one-two punch for temporarily removing an opponents commander or a problem creature in general, and it combines well with other ways to suspect creatures
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Still, the high mana count here along with requiring it to deal damage, makes this a bit hard to include in a deck, but if you have ways to cheat stuff in and attack (like Sneak attack), this can work wonders even after just one hit
ImotiImoti gets free cascades, Gandalf, Westward VoyagerGandalf, Westward Voyager gets you copies of your spells, and Radagast, Wizard of WildsRadagast, Wizard of Wilds gets you tokens