Counters like Defabricate and Scatter Ray give Blue some good removal options to keep it in the game Blues also got some decent mana sinks in the set with Air Marshal, and Third Path Savant
In practice, it immediately becomes a 6/6 flying lifelink the moment youre above 30 life, which in Commander means its usually online the second it hits the battlefield
This is a worthy addition to decks that punish other players for drawing cards, like ones that run Nekusar, the Mindrazer with other wheel effects
Red-Black Mordor Creature (23) Sauron, the Lidless Eye Gollum, Scheming Guide Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin The Balrog, Flame of Udun Goblin Assailant x3 Easterling Vanguard x2 Dunland Crebain x2 Mordor Trebuchet x2 Snarling Warg Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant Voracious Fell Beast Olog-hai Crusher x2 Oliphaunt Goblin Fireleaper Grishnakh, Brash Instigator Mauhur, Uruk-hai Captain Ugluk of the White Hand Instant (2) Sorcery (6) Feed the Swarm x2 Swarming of Moria Fire of Orthanc Foray of Orcs x2 Artifact (1) Land (26) Evolving Wilds x4 Swamp x11 Mountain x11 If the green-white deck represents the forces of good, this BR deck represents Mordor and the forces of evil
Play it late after your board is filled with dragons and a haste anthem of some kind, or play it early and use a Warstorm Surge to burn your opponents with your dragons fire
But theres a sting in the tail: If you dont make your bid, the effort you put into the token line is worthless
