mtg undergrowth cards Soul Merchant : r/custommagic prevent that damage and remove a +1/+1 counter from Undergrowth Champion MTGNexus - Undergrowth Awakener

Theyre starting to struggle because curves are lower

You can discard cards that are useful to have in the graveyard, or you might have other permanents around that generate their own triggers off the activation

The one exception to this is the Vintage format, which has a very small banlist and instead restricts cards to just one copy in your deck instead

In the next video, we see ink pouring from the room, filling the entire Illuminary

Rampant lifegain is somewhat mitigated by the presence of commander damage, but there are some commanders who arent likely to deal 21 over the course of the game (like Adun Oakenshield or even Karador, Ghost Chieftain)

Simply bouncing it back to your hand does the trick