Relying on your opponents to have something useful will always be situational and suboptimal, but that doesnt mean it cant be fun and lead to some weird lines of play you didnt plan for
His downtick that deals damage to any target based on your life gain this turn is a nice nod to OG Sorin Markov, and can undoubtedly cause just as much havoc if not more
In Modern, it fits well into self-mill strategies given the landfall ability will help bring it back
So I need to find a new card to help the deck go over the top and I have not been able to
Its a weird mechanic in that its a special action, which means that your opponent doesnt get priority to respond to it, even if there are timing restrictions on when you can use it
Mathas, Fiend Seeker is a Mardu Vampire commander that uses political bargaining to manipulate opponents' removal choices and gain advantage