Ayara, First of Locthwain Ayara, First of Locthwain is an excellent aritsocrats card in black-heavy decks
(2022-06-10) If a card has multiple abilities giving you permission to cast it, such as two escape abilities or an escape ability and a flashback ability, you choose which one to apply
Of course, this Ravager just happens to be a Giant Wizard, so this cards ability can also be used to brilliant effect in Wizard decks that want to stack the board with Wizard tokens or other inexpensive Wizard cards
Even on a double strike body, Kalemne needs seven or eight experience counters before it becomes a real threat with its commander damage
Valgavoth does not gain immediate card advantage but has a static effects that can accrue far more value than Atraxa in the long run
(You can't be dealt damage, enchanted, or targeted by anything controlled by your opponents.) Protection from a player means that you have protection from each object controlled by that player