This is in part because the deck needs enough white to be able to cast Gideon of the Trials, in part that it needs enough untapped blue early to cast the eight early library manipulation, and in part that it needs not so many lands that enter the battlefield tapped that it gets tripped up in the late-game casting a Hive Mind
I have a love-hate relationship with this card, since Ive enjoyed using it in quite a few decks, but its completely ruined other decks Ive tried to play when its used against me
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Bloodgift Demon At five mana, Bloodgift Demon stands out with its flying ability and an invitation to draw an extra card during your upkeep
Elrond of the White Council | Illustration by Javier Charro Political commanders are, for our purposes, any Commander-legal legendary creature that can be built as a politics deck meaning they require the player piloting them to influence their opponents into doing their bidding
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