Piracy lets you plunder your opponents lands for a turn, and I just love that
8 Shared Animosity In any Commander deck with a unifying creature type, Shared Animosity is a must-include if you can access red mana
When we returned to Ravnica, the Simic Conclave sought to move on from their Evolve mechanic to something new
Pros Protection from removal Large +4/+4 pump Cons Costs 2 mana to get full value Pros Cheap at 1 mana Large +4/+4 potential Cons Requires landfall to be optimal Pros Doesn't require mana to cast Can be run in non-green decks Cons Smaller pump at +2/+2 Pros The pump is permanent as they are +1/+1 counters Can reuse persist creatures Can be used to prevent undying on an opponent's undying creature (best used without morbid in this case) Cheap to cast Cons Requires a creature to die to be optimal as a pump spell Undying creatures only become optimal targets after they have died once already
Essentially, the target must discard one card per black mana used, making it a super powerful option capable of winning games for players
Youll often use this creature as a mana dork that occasionally taps opposing threats, which is good utility from a 3-drop