In the first two weeks of a set, players want cards that create I can actually close moments without forcing them into a full combo shell or a narrow archetype
Card Name Mana Cost Type Legendary Creature Dragon Wizard Rarity Rare rules Text This spell can't be countered.FlyingWhenever you draw a card, Niv-Mizzet deals 1 damage to any target.Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, you draw a card
This means your commander can quickly become nearly impossible to cast if opponents layer on multiple taxes
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If there were any lands that were also artifacts before the abilitys effect applied to them, those lands would become artifact land creatures, not just "creatures," or land creatures. The effect allows them to retain both the card type artifact" and the card type land. In addition, each land affected by the ability retains any land types and supertypes it had before the ability took effect
I would love to see them plug some cube holes with the commander sets a little more and not exclusively cater to the EDH community