Artifact cards that act as removal are very uncommon, so it's equally uncommon that an opponent will have an answer to one
It also opens the door to niche synergies where you reuse creatures with activated abilities like Loran of the Third Path or squeeze more value from your mana dorks by casting spells at instant speed
On its own, Medomai the Ageless has some exceptional abilities
The first of these was Fallout s Science!, which was followed by Modern Horizon 3 s Creative Energy, and with the release of Aetherdrift were getting Living Energy. Thanks to this influx of energy, Commander decks with this theme are more viable than they have ever been, but because weve gotten so much energy in such a short time, it can be tough to suss out the best way to build an energy deck
You only pay 3 life, and lifelink helps earn some of that back
The remaining two were killed by mana explosions, though I cant find the actual story behind this since I dont own the books for this block