While Abzan toughness decks can absolutely assemble massive walls and defenders, the archetype struggles to keep pace with faster value engines in todays Commander meta
This green card even made some waves in Standard, where you can one-shot with Vraska, Betrayal's Stings ultimate
He does, however, have the Ward keyword, which means that he cannot be targeted by the effect of any action or card ability, if it allows a player to choose a character to damage, banish or affect in any way
Here are examples: The Emperor of Palamecia / The Lord Master of Hell practically orders you to play lots of noncreature spells (see prowess) and ones with mana value four or more
Okay, this lacks the crucial surprise factor of Heroic Intervention, but there's a reason that card costs $10 despite several reprints
He yields a surprise blocker while giving your best answers a second life