So in a Commander context, I see discard as the best way to describe a swathe of interdependent synergistic mechanics, mostly based in black, which look for advantage by quickly pitching their own hand to the graveyard
Piplup may not belong to the elite group of top-tier collector Pokmon, but it has always maintained a loyal fanbase and this artwork taps perfectly into that charm
Implement of Malice: Compare with Nihil Spellbomb, which is the best one of the Spellbomb cycle (Tap, Sacrifice Nihil Spellbomb: Exile all cards from target player's graveyard
The thin line, common to all twelve panels, reproduces the "global curve" shown in the first plot we looked at
So now we have a Murderous Compulsion in our pool, and it's time to pass the rest of the pack to the player on our left
Ogininal art found here: www.deviantart.com/rileykitty/ For all cards in the set, I use paulsnoops blanks