Stifle Counter target activated or triggered ability
(Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.) Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures
Cycling this card costs one blue mana, one colourless mana, and as many other mana as you wish
If an effect refers to a "suspended card," that means a card that (1) has suspend, (2) is in exile, and (3) has one or more time counters on it
For example Discover counts as point, Brainstorm counts as 1 point, while Skullclamp counts as 2 points, as it is one of the best cards in the game in the right deck (one that is full of small creatures and /or produces many 1/1 tokens)
Final Thoughts I hadn't expected this column to be quite as long as it ended up being, but I hope you found my exploration of the idea of playing both sides of these MDFC commanders as interesting to read as it was for me to work through