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This is especially true in Commander, where you only have a one-in-a-hundred chance of drawing the specific card you need each turn
You can also tap it, pay one black mana, and remove a dread counter to draw a card and lose one life
You'll need to manage your deck carefully to reap the full rewards of this strategy, but it's super satisfying when you do
Major thefts have also been reported in Australia, Japan and other countries