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It quickly became one of the more popular black commanders, and one of the most played black creatures in formats like Standard and Pioneer
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You get to draw a card when a creature with defender comes into play, which is already a good replacement for plenty of blue game changer cards
Your opponents will rarely be able to interact with it unless theyre using the likes of Stifle
You typically want green because green has a long history of "sharing" effects with opponents