It sets your creature to 7/7 in stats, which means it gets worse the bigger your creature is normally
You could give them genuinely useful things, double-sided effects which work the same regardless of who controls them, or any number of actively detrimental effects
In fact, hes quick to point out that not only is Lignify his first card, its also one that he still plays to this day, in his Tuvasa the Sunlit Enchantress deck
Now, a 2/2 flier for 4 is only mediocre when it comes to vanilla stats, but I wanted to include this card because of how poor the ability itself is
First up, the first colorless Commander Precon, Eldrazi Unbound, featuring Zhulodok, Void Gorger: Next, we have Enduring Enchantments, a White-Black-Green deck led by Anikthea, Hand of Erebos: Reaching deep into the lore, next up is the Red-White-Blue Planeswalker Party led by the incomparable Commodore Guff: And finally, a Precon featuring a feared creature type at casual tables, the five color Sliver Swarm, headed by the Sliver Gravemother: The Display variants come in the decks and are printed on thicker cardstock, making them illegal in Sanctioned play
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