The mechanic was brought back a decade later, in a few Commander sets and Modern Horizons 3 , as well as a single design in Ravnica: Clue Edition
Shortly, there are more competent tag-team attackers in the deck, yet for true destruction absorption, you will not find anything else better
In an Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle deck, a ramp spell that you can cast on turns 1-2 would mean you can cast your commander on turn 3, making 1-2cmc ramp is far more valuable than 3+cmc ramp
You count the number of instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard as a spell is resolving to determine if the spell mastery ability applies
Size: 8x10" / 20x25 cm
Endless Ranks of the Dead is one of those cards that people remember fondly from that set, so much so that a card was printed that had a fairly direct reference to it in its art