This technique is a way to optimize the land/spell ratio for decks that are very close between 16 and 17 lands
There are over 30,000 different decks for it registered on EDHREC, the second-highest behind only Artifact decks
Plus, many cards and commanders from this set have synergies with removing cards from your own graveyard, so Kheru Goldkeeper has a natural home already
A card that can effectively turn any other card into a Disfigure, a Syphon Soul or partial Duress is something to take note of
[54] Golovchuk explained that many consumers "were viscerally upset over the cost of these cards prior to the" banlist announcement, but following the ban, players who had "spent hundreds of dollars to enhance their decks" could no longer use these cards which left them "feeling stuck holding the bag"
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