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In Pioneer, the existence of Fatal Push and Portable Hole makes this a tough card to maximize
Its activated ability, letting you sacrifice it to put a stun counter on a tapped creature, gives blue decks an uncommon form of removal-like tempo , preventing key threats from untapping for multiple turns
Throw Sarulf into a deck box with some +1/+1 counter synergy and you have a great creature deck with an easy way to threaten your opponents if they try to stop you
This Akiri is quite possibly one of the best artifact-themed commanders out there, even without a partner
My Sylvan Library supplied me with constant flow of blue mana sources until I finally managed to Plow his Wall and eke out a victory