If Champion of the Clachan is countered or otherwise fails to resolve, the beheld card will remain in exile indefinitely
The Shire A lovely legendary land for Commander, even in decks that dont have a full Jodah, the Unifier legends typal focus, The Shire gives life, but better, it gives cardboard
Their interconnected nature is represented by the harmonize mechanic, which allows instants and sorceries to be cast from the graveyard
It ported over to the UW Humans and Bant Company decks of Shadows over Innistrad Standard, and even broke into Modern for a time (back when Celestial Collonade and Vendilion Clique were the bread and butter of the deck)
Continue the subset of cards that don't care if you connect with an opponent, but rather look to any combat damage dealt, so these become super effective: Five-Alarm Fire, Holy Avenger, Sword of Hours, Lost Jitte, Tamiyo, Field Researcher, and the infamous Umezawa's Jitte
It being gold was more of a joke than being necessitated by anything mechanical