Sliver Legion Sliver Legion buffs all Slivers based on how many are on the battlefield besides it
From the Mega Evolution set
Wide + tall: tokens and anthems from Thundering Spineback pair with trample from Garruks Uprising so every body converts to damage immediately
For years, there werent a lot of ways to abuse this land, but with the printing of The Gitrog Monster and Titania, Protector of Argoth and the additional redundancy that Ramnunap Excavator adds to Crucible of Worlds style land recursion, its relatively easy for a focused Commander list to negate the downside on Lotus Vale and turn it into a permanent Black Lotus level ramp spell that cant easily be dealt with
Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant is the only other place where it fits, but most alternative zombie commanders didn't gel with Varinas color identity until Temmet, Naktamun's Will came about
Having more counters on more controlled creatures allows Tidus to more readily proc his " Cheer " ability, allowing him to Proliferate and draw, though this can only occur once per turn