Second, this MTG set has a relatively small number of cards that have a prayer in Modern, even though the set is legal in that Magic format
Lastly, while it won't keep this thing on the battlefield for long, when a salty opponent does remove it they'll lose five life for their effort
There are countless reasons why this one is my favorite
These two decks will function around Terror of Towashi , which is a solid deathtouch creature, but has real value when it attacks and allows you to bring something back from the graveyard
That all comes together to create a commander with a lot of different deckbuilding avenues, so expect brewers to latch onto this one
Blue Colossal Whale Weve got enough finishers in the six-plus mana range (counting Aetherling as either a six- or seven-drop), and all of the ones available are better than the Whale, which provides no immediate value and doesnt do that much even if it attacks for a turn or two without dying