red blue cards mtg Magic The Gathering Tinker Time March of the Machines Commander & Planechase Deck (Green/Blue/Red) mtg red blue black commander

The multiplayer nature of Commander amplifies this cards power exponentially

In black-heavy Lorwyn shells, this kind of denial effect fits naturally alongside attrition strategies and grindy board states, which is why cards like this often get discussed when players talk about the best black cards MTG for control-oriented builds

Village Rites since Deadly Dispute is banned, Blood Fountain and re-arranged the sideboard a bit

Giving them a card or a creature token is much more of a cost

In a deck with a five-color commander, it essentially reads, "You win the game if you control your commander." That is not the most satisfying end to a game, and it does begin to become an auto-include for many decks