The real issue was that anytime a threat like Mirkwood Bats hit the table, it was dealt with, and I had no recourse against it or recursion
When progressing your own gameplan involves wailing on the other players, life totals start to drop
Similarly, if you sacrifice an artifact to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with improvise, that artifact won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for improvise
Aetherworks Marvel defined its Standard format when it was used to put in play one of the best of the Eldrazi titans, Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, ahead of time, effectively ending the game on the spot, but its a bit more of a roulette wheel in Commander
The Floodborn card imagines a world where the tyrannical relation finally achieved her dreams of ascending to royalty, sitting on a throne with her faithful moggy Lucifer by her side
This standard trading card size works well for collectibles because it fits sleeves, albums, and storage boxes