For me this piece carries everything that makes a perfect illustration: composition, dynamics, design and storytelling
It gets players moving on trying to go for it, though, which gets the ball rolling and encourages attacking the same way the actual monarch itself would
Something that will change according to Schwarze, as he sees significant potential in the photo platform as a marketing channel for the business
If a battle has no defense counters, and it isn't the source of a triggered ability that has triggered but not yet left the stack, that battle is put into its owner's graveyard
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Straight is a Simic commander who encapsulates this sentiment to a T
Of all the MTG Final Fantasy leaks today, this is perhaps the most playable in Commander