With both the Affinity and Caw Blade bannings, Wizards ' primary motivator was falling attendance, and if Standard attendance is currently dropping, it's not impossible that Wizards would ban something in an attempt to improve attendance and get more players back to their local gaming stores
However, its effects make it a difficult card to remove
Youll need to run counterspells or protection spells, equipment and auras that grant indestructible and hexproof, and have ways to either cheat the cost to replay your commander, or ways to reanimate it
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I prefer the hand control offered by Smoke Grenade of the Thief to the damage boost and potential Raigeki Break effect associated with Blast With Chain
Goodwin noted, though, that Wagner was photographed with chewing tobacco in his mouth and did advertisements for tobacco companies
