The other mentions are basically any of the Gisa or Geralf iterations, all of which are easy includes in any deck that cares about having the best Zombies in Commander in it, because they make a lot of Zombies and have some excellent synergies
Cards often reference other specific cards, and desire to be played in cohesive shells
1 Hermit Druid An interesting reprint in Innistrad Remastered, both in that it was originally printed in the Stronghold set and has never been seen on Innistrad, and that it hasnt had a true reprint since then
Note that this all works with Haughty Djinn and Case of the Ransacked Lab
Doesnt cast Ugin, the Spirit Dragon, Nissas sorcery ramp spells, or Evolutionary Leap, but great at casting Whisperwood Elemental, Oblivion Sower, and Dragonlord Atarka
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