His second ability benefits further from this, growing Firkraag and drawing a card everything a goaded creature deals combat damage
Well, somehow no, because despite featuring more special art cards than any set in history, theyre also wildly difficult to pull
Insult / Injury has also meant that any ways in which you can do direct damage for no mana cost on a specific turn a pretty big deal
Searing Flame does 10 with a coin flip to Burn, and Bright Flame swings for a heavy 90 at the cost of discarding two Energy
Problem solved: Ive stumbled on a gates deck that thematically ties gates to the commander, and a guiding theme to constrain deck-building so I dont get bored of the deck simply doing its thing and winning or not, and a win-condition that encourages play that assembles combinations of permanents over many turns, making this a deck that wants to play light-hearted, casual EDH
The standard versions (with the Black boxes), will be reprinted, but the much pricier Collectors Editions (with the white boxes) wont be