Instead, due to its everlasting status and historical significance, several watered down versions were created as alternatives with strict activation conditions, steep costs or drawbacks in exchange for the card advantage they provide
Anything that costs more mana will put a strain on your available mana in any given turn, no matter how much "bigger" the effect is
The +1/+1 can be relevant, but the Undying makes the card
Certain cards in the deck can help to discount spells, but this is only a band-aid to the bigger problem
A Thousand Years of Plunder When it comes to waging war, the Aesir dont mess around
Commander players also find it annoying how Smothering Tithe's controller must ask, "Will you pay 2?" every single time a card is drawn