Whats more, the aristocrats engine that encouraged me to sacrifice my board (to fuel my Commander, too) left me without enough blockers or enough board presence to survive the mid game and convert to a win
The further up the scale you go, the more I would generally expect stronger mana bases to show up because it matters more: cEDH (Bracket 5) decks will want the most efficient mana bases they can have, whereas mana bases for Exhibition (Bracket 1) decks matter less because games are slower and highly thematic
Its a really great uncommon
I also want to pay lip service to the cards that generate Ragavan tokens, because those tokens are monkeys too
A solid choice if youre up against some land-hate shenanigans or are maxing out on artifact and affinity synergies
Maybe that brain remembers who it used to be before it woke as this armless, slithering thing