I keep around 15% of my bulk box pulls for playing in various MTG formats
While I wont be ranking every card comprehensively, my Tier List on 17Lands can serve as a reliable pit stop for deeper analysis
And as long as you have a way to send said snake to the slaughter, Ophiomancer will gladly beguile another one next turn
The mono-black identity is far from being a weakness here, as Krrik can pay any black Mana symbol with 2 life, and since you start off with supple 40 life in a Commander game, youre given some free rein before all that life drain comes back to bite you
The archetype took a big hit when Karn, the Great Creator was banned, but now it appears to be back with Outcaster Trailblazer (prerelease) offering a card advantage engine as the deck slings its big creatures
Noble Hierarch was a multi-format must have for years in Bant-colored decks, while the printing of Ignoble Hierarch finally provided a parallel option for Jund-colored strategies