Building The Deck As a midrange Gruul (red/green) commander, Tovolar, Dire Overlord wants two things: a lot of creatures , and to attack aggressively
Some group hug players are all about getting people their mana as soon as possible, so this fits a certain style of player more than others
Although a niche case, Death's Shadow can be paired with an enchantment, Phyrexian Unlife, to allow it to exist without its statistics being hindered
With one or two in the deck, we can see this getting play
When the decks faced each other, a player armed with mean old Rith, the Awakener would have a distinct advantage even if he wasn't suited up and it would be almost impossible to deal with if he was
Commander 2017 is guilty of creating a lot of interesting legendary creatures that were unfortunately overshadowed by legendary creatures within their own deck