Giving opponents resources is something you should actively avoid doing for the most part, but even decks that cant leverage those gifts can still use them for political gain
Sure, actual Sneak Attack costs five total mana to snap down an Emrakul, the Aeons Torn where Purphoros costs eight for the first effect and cant cheat in Eldrazi, but if youre putting in something that costs eight or so, its best to think of Purphoros as upfront investment to ramp into a haste threat, much like a Circuitous Route if Circuitous Route also could be a 7/6
Edgar Markov Look, I know Edgar Markov tops pretty much every best vampires list ever, and it's probably Magic's best Mardu card, but its easy to see why
This even absorbs an extra point when being trampled and can deal twice the damage back
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However you build it, Zaffai demands that you go big to justify the high cost of the commander
