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The white card in the cycle offers continual value through the game, and in a lot of cases, it reads landfall make a token, which is pretty sweet

Kellan, Planar Trailblazer This dude is a cool 1-mana commander, but suffers from progressive activated abilities that are quickly outclassed by the time you activate them

3 Stoke The Flames This card hasn't been in Standard since it was last printed in 2015, talk about a throwback

Perhaps he could have replaced the Final Fantasy 14 card with a Commander payoff in the main set

Two mana for two 1/1s isn't spectacular in Commander, but you get to tack on another ability for no extra cost

If it becomes night, Hound Tamer's Nightbound side, Untamed Pup improves its value considerably, growing it into a 4/4 and providing all other wolves and werewolves with trample while retaining its Daybound abilities