Hornet Queen To cap our discussion on card advantage, Hornet Queen produces a swarm of flying 1/1 tokens that all have deathtouch , each of which can (usually) take out an opposing creature
[9] Instants are like sorceries, except you can cast them during the other player's turn (in addition to your own) and you can cast them in response to a spell
You get the enchantment + Ghostly Prison for pillow fort decks, a good-sized vigilance creature for defense, and a creature that can attack alone and get rewards for samurai decks
Proliferate, graveyard matters, +1/+1 counters, mill, and self-mill all became angles we could design new cards around as well as find reprints for
One proliferate effect is sometimes all you need to transform your cards from minor nuisances to critical threats
Sure, Thassas Oracle is not the best typal support for Merfolk decks, but saying its not the best Merfolk in Commander is almost strictly wrong