It does require tracking day/night, which for some players is a deal-breaker, and I absolutely get that
Thunderherd Migration
Lack Of Standardization
At the same time, Wizards removed commons and uncommons from Alpha and Beta from the Reserved List, due to "overwhelming public support for this change," with a massive 91% of poll respondents saying they wanted cards removed from the list
1) You can actually hard cast it with a Ritual or two, and 2) Its a big, flying body
List of Cards Banned in Commander First off, lets list the cards that are banned: Ancestral Recall Balance Black Lotus Channel Chaos Orb Dockside Extortionist Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Erayo, Soratami Ascendant Falling Star Fastbond Flash Golos, Tireless Pilgrim Griselbrand Hullbreacher Iona, Shield of Emeria Jeweled Lotus Karakas Leovold, Emissary of Trest Library of Alexandria Limited Resources Mana Crypt Mox Emerald Mox Jet Mox Pearl Mox Ruby Mox Sapphire Nadu, Winged Wisdom Paradox Engine Primeval Titan Prophet of Kruphix Recurring Nightmare Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary Shahrazad Sundering Titan Sylvan Primordial Time Vault Time Walk Tinker Tolarian Academy Trade Secrets Upheaval Yawgmoths Bargain In addition to these cards, there are a number of other cards banned in Commander, too
