Gavin Verhey and Daniel Holt joined Blake Rasmussen to talk about the new cards, offering tidbits on the design goals and how each Commander Deck was built
There are less than a dozen creatures in Magic with renown so most creatures will need to deal combat damage twice to get the doubling effect
Because youre in Black, you can probably benefit from every single one of those downsides, so Rankle can be incredibly powerful in the right decks, and if theyre your commander, then theyre probably in the right deck
Its very strong to cast Taigam, Master Opportunist, then follow it up with something like a Shock and a Preordain, and this card should see plenty of play in blue-based tempo decks
Still, I'd recommend that if you want to upgrade Elven Empire with another precon and without serious budget constraints, Guided by Nature is a good step in the right direction
Oloro had the first instance of a kind of proto-Eminence, having an ability that triggered even when he was off the field