This can be very useful if you have cards like Spirited Companion or Ravenous Chupacabra, so you'll have guaranteed value every turn
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind Just about every dragon commander has red, so Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind is a perfect fit for those decks
The Strength Virtue has a sorcery that is a Raise Dead for dorks or lands, and then costs seven to drop
Other cards have been introduced to Magic: The Gathering that reference the impact of the crystals, including 'The Crystal's Chosen,' which creates four 1/1 Hero tokens before powering up all the creatures on the player's board
While I had the same reaction when first seeing Jumbo Cactuar's unique ability for the first time, the difference between 40, 10,000, or infinite damage is fairly negligible when they all have the same outcome by the end of a Commander match
Many of the newer players in my social circle hadnt yet cottoned on to just how easy and obnoxious Sultai value piles could be, and I wanted to demonstrate what theyre like to play against, in the hopes of helping us all make more sociable deck choices for appropriate tables