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Doubling a creatures power is no joke, and the ability to do it multiple times off multiple landfall triggers is heinous

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He's a solid inclusion in Vampire Tribal decks, especially when you consider that some of the better Vampire cards have a habit of stealing creatures such as Olivia Voldaren and New Blood, so you can steal your opponent's commanders and they'll benefit from the Steward

For a slightly more accessible option, you can run Zirda, the Dawnwaker, which reduces the cost of your non-mana related activated abilities

With all that being said, the top chase card from the set is mightily impressive

And when it comes to labeling decks' strategies and themes, there's very often more than one commonly used term to indicate a specific deck's distinctive playstyle or win conditions - so you might see the same deck referred to by slightly different names by different players or websites