Theres nothing evidently flashy about the card, because it really doesnt need any of that
Players loved the initial worldbuilding done in the original block (Ixalan and the smaller Rivals of Ixalan), which included motley crews of pirates, vampiric conquistadors, jungle dwelling merfolk and the Sun Empires dinosaur-centric society
Ignore this rule for creatures with haste (see rule 702.10)
Of course, you dont have to be a terrible person to exploit this merfolks powerful ramp ability
Add the popularity of a major character (Akainu/Sakazuki) and you get high collector demand
This has been Gavin Verhey, on behalf of the entire Commander Format Panel: Attack on Cardboard Bandit Ben Wheeler Charlotte Sable DeQuan Watson Deco Greg Sablan Ittetu Josh Lee Kwai Kristen Gregory Lua Stardust Olivia Gobert-Hicks Rachel Weeks Rebell Lily Scott Larabee Tim Willoughby Toby Elliott Appendix: Ban List Review First, the list of cards that don't need a lot of additional explanation, either because they are classically powerful or don't make sense for Commander: Ancestral Recall Black Lotus Chaos Orb Channel Falling Star Karakas Library of Alexandria Mox Emerald Mox Jet Mox Pearl Mox Ruby Mox Sapphire Shahrazad Time Vault Time Walk Moving on to cards that could use some amount of explanation and a gauge for whether they will return
