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Esika, God of the Tree is a 5-color commander, while Valki, God of Lies cant be played in a mono-black deck
Its 10/10 worth of stats, spread across three bodies, plus even if its somehow blocked by enough creatures to kill it, youve still got 8/8 across four bodies to show for it (to say nothing of the two or three creatures it took to take it down)
Most of its valuable cards are variations of Mew, with various VMAX and Rainbow VMAX ultra rares selling for $150-$175, depending on the card's condition and availability
The plan is simple: Pay 5 mana and drop an Emrakul, the Aeons Torn or pretty much any other Eldrazi with annihilator into play
It can punish the Simic ramp players without punishing other players, too, and its a great way to keep people in check