The big likelink body is a stabilizer and win condition, so you have all the foundations of a nice value-based control Commander deck
It allows yellow pilots to construct a fortified board position that frustrates hyper-aggressive decks while safely building toward game-ending late-game threats
P/T Number 200 Language English Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Commander, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless, Vintage Rulings (10/2/2025) Turtle-Duck's ability overwrites all previous effects that set its power to a specific value
Part of the decks colloquially known as scam, you pair this black creature with something like Not Dead After All not only to get around the sacrifice clause on evoke, but also to get a second ETB to take another card from your opponent
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Counter Intelligence feels very cohesive, as a whole from artwork to themes and mechanics
