frog deck mtg commander Helga, Skittish Seer from Bloomburrow

Aven Gagglemaster

While still logistically challenging, something like this would probably be a lot less hassle than the multi-stage forms of the past

Your opponent cannot place any copies of the removed card onto the field, even if Cloud of Darkness has lost its ability

Thankfully, you have plenty of tutors for that

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In addition to that, Shadowspear's activated ability allows you to get past protection cards such as Heroic Intervention or Avacyn, Angel of Hope, rendering these typically tricky threats nothing to worry about