Therefore your Izzet Charm will give you all three abilities, and your Cryptic Command all four rather than just two
We ol' timers may know this as "the [autocard mvid="25676"]Goblin War Drums[/autocard] effect." Once a creature with menace is legally blocked by two or more creatures, removing those blockers from combat won't change or undo the block
I cant even decide which combination of modes is the best because theyre all so good
Not only is Tough Cookie a Food itself, giving it synergy with everything else on this list and beyond, but it also gives you another food on entry, and can turn your Food, or any noncreature artifacts, into 4/4s for a reasonable cost
You want to get Echoes of Eternity on the battlefield as quickly as possible, and keep it as safe as you can
Throw in reasonable stats and two relevant creature types, and you have an easy pick for the best of the Partner cards in MTG