Raubahn scoops up your pricey equipment, and while admittedly youll bypass attack triggers, hes still a force to be reckoned with especially with that Ward ability
The difference is just in waterbending 10, which isnt the easiest thing to do
The transformation condition, when your life total drops to half or less, mirrors his journey to Mount Ordeals in FF4, providing a clever alternative to more common transform triggers
Starting from its very first Pro Tour, Dark Confidant has basically never been anything but a staple in every single format its legal in
Theres also a whole sheet of old-border cards, some of which can only be found in old border, but most of which are also in the set as normal versions
Relatively recently, we had the chance to take the archetype exemplified by Isamaru, Hound of Konda in early Commander and bring it to its most extreme