In Commander, where the biggest threat isnt always targetable (or even a creature), that kind of flexible sacrifice pressure is huge
An activated mana ability is one that adds mana to a player's mana pool as it resolves, doesn't have a target, and isn't a loyalty ability
The trick with duel decks is that they need to embody the principles and styles of their namesakes, which isnt always an easy thing to do
If It Affects Counters, It Affects Lore Counters Everything that affects any type of counter also affects lore counters on sagas
In any artifact-heavy deckespecially in blue-red or colorless shellsthese three are basically auto-includes
Those cards supplanting Surgical Extraction has a bunch of other impacts on the rest of the format, allowing decks like Esper Reanimator to exist