If you dont control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.) Even gods shall kneel. Nicol Bolas Illustrated by Noah Bradley Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp
Using any instance of Amass will either create an Army token if the player doesn't have one, or bolster an existing Army token with +1/+1 counters
At minimum you'll be paying 3 mana to save your commander, draw and discard a card which feels like a fair deal for its mana cost and I can see many Dimir graveyard, discard, reanimator or Izzet/Grixis wheel deck slot this card for its instant speed potential
While black still sometimes features above-rate creatures with downsides in its wheelhouse, this card is all upside
Spellgyre is less efficient, but will still see play across formats, especially with that surveil text
Facilier, Agent Provocateur truly essential for any amethyst deck
