Even if they weren't my preferred flavor of pet card, no one would sensibly pick them when confronted with a Grave Titan, and to better meet the expectations of my drafters and the needs of my cube, they've all since been removed: I went In the years since, we've had a wealth of powerful aggressive one-drops in black that have been able to recur from the graveyard that have become staples in cubes of all styles, like: And even the higher CMCs have found a great, powerful cards that are happy to sit in your yard, eagerly waiting for their moment to shine: Thanks @sigh for the reminders on the last three here
It also aligns them with other spells of the same mana value
Note that when referring to the card, you can just call him Surgeon Commander
Even if Liesa is taken care of, the odds of her staying gone for long is incredibly low if they're your Commander.
Like Lone Missionary, it gains life and trades with aggressive creatures when necessary
Amethyst Amethyst Ink is much more magic-based than for example Amber, so youll find plenty of witches, wizards and other varieties of spellcaster here, along with animated objects and enchantments
