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Crossway Troublemakers

Champion of Dusk

This Luffy card is a powerhouse in gameplay, featuring the Rush keyword and an overwhelming 10,000 Power, allowing it to pressure opponents immediately upon entering the field

Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) If the target nonland permanent is an illegal target when Unnerving Grasp tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen

ANIMAR, SOUL OF ELEMENTS We touched on Commander 2011 with Skullbriar earlier, but another Elemental is arguably way more iconic, and thats Animar, Soul of Elements

You can think about it in decks like Teysa Karlov where you sacrifice creatures but also take advantage of tokens, like with the afterlife mechanic