The +1 ability simply doesnt look quite as good because the +2 ability is there, but there are certainly situations in which itll be better
It can get even better if youre playing cards like Ephemerate to get extra uses out of it by flickering it in response to the evoke trigger
It gives you a bit of a safety net against attacks if people want to draw their cards, but that's not enough of a gameplan on its own, so Doctor #2 really needs help from its companion to justify a spot in the command zone
(They commit a crime if they target an opponent, anything an opponent controls, and/or cards in an opponent's graveyard
IV Exile any number of target instant, sorcery, and/or Tamiyo planeswalker cards from your graveyard
Table of Contents show Deck Overview Descent into Avernus | Illustration by Bruce Brenneise In its original form, Endless Punishment lives up to its name by consistently dealing damage to opponents for basic elements of gameplay like drawing cards or casting spells it's what's known as a group slug deck in Magic slag