Loxi: Not to be a broken record, but again I am quite high on this because it can be a tapland when you need mana and a finisher when you need that
Malignus comes into play for five mana, and its usually somewhere between a 15/15 and 20/20 at least
If I play Steam Vents, the reason is probably Niv-Mizzet, Parun
White has been focused on small creatures for a long time now and theyve continued to give white more and more access to graveyard recursion in basically every set over the past few years
And while this Elf Ooze Wizard isnt quite as powerful as the Pod that inspired it, you cant run Birthing Pod as a commander, so she wins tentacles-down in that regard
So, in light of another slate of crossovers announced this weekend at MagicCon Atlanta, its worth re-examining these pros and cons of the initiative, and pondering where the game will go from here