Illustrated by Susan Van Camp Part of the Reserved List Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Not Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
Abzan, Abzan Liege, UWR Control, UWR Midrange, UW Control, Hatebears, Death and Taxes, Zoo, and an enormous range of other Modern mainstays
Ruhan of the Fomori was the original choice because it was the Jeskai (before Jeskai existed) commander that least fit the decks style
The Swords performed less well than the other two modal removal cards in this list
The only exception would be if multiple effects that altered a Creature type were in play at the same time, particularly if they're using replacement effects (i.e., changing a Creature's type from one to another)
And Nelly grants menace to one of their creatures by suspecting it, making it easier than ever for other players to swing haymakers at each other while you sit back, relax, and enjoy drawing cards