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The -3/-3 from Locthwain Scorn is enough to take down most of the one, two, and three mana creatures in the format

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Flying makes it easy to find good attacks every turn and makes it easier to threaten Commander lethal with some of the decks powerful equipment

It can be done at instant speed as well, which can be especially useful when combined in a land like Evolving Wilds that can trigger landfall on the opponent's turn

When you sacrifice Foul Emissary while casting a spell with emerge, put a 3/2 colorless Eldrazi Horror creature token onto the battlefield

Often times these signatures are obtained by fans of the respective player, so they dont hit the secondary market all that much