Some work in Modern, others in Commander, and one even functions within a non-upgraded Commander precon
With a Ritual or two at the ready, youll never waste that extra open mana
Once he does, he has a strength of three, a willpower of six, and can quest for three lore
Even in the game, Irvine was easy to use because he had a special move that could reliably deal damage as long as you had bullets and Meltdown, so I used him often
You tend to get more turns in lower bracket EDH games before things get serious, and you definitely have the time to ramp up to where you can cast a 7-9 mana creature
Top Red Common: Excavation Explosion With a pick position of 1.9, Red gets a far better top common than Blue (the highest in the set)