This combination of offense, control, and card advantage makes Evelyn one of the best Vampire Commanders and the definitive best Vampire Commander for Grixis fans
Oath of the Gatewatch and Battlebond have since normalized this kind of rules language, and this card looks like it would slot in perfectly as part of blacks limited, but powerful, suite of mana rituals
Still one of the best black cards in and out of cube even if it is a poor removal spell
If you care, boons just go in the command zone, it's basically specifying the next creature you play, even if that creature is like 3 turns from now
For this combo to work, you need Sage of Hours and Ezuri both out on the battlefield, and you may have collected at least five experience counters through Ezuri's ability
Its already strong as a card that adds three energy while being a relevant prowess creature, but its a fairly independent card