This method ensures your card is fully protected from external elements, keeping out moisture, dust, and dirt
Don't make the mistake of waiting to get the counter set up to cast it, it's already good
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.) When this creature enters, put target creature card from an opponent's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control
It makes it a different card, and when decks have good reason to both be in these colors and look for good men, the Monk will be here
The Undertaker allows me to deliver some really strong games while shoring up a glaring weakness in my Commander strategy suite
The cleanest example of this was turning life gain into life loss