island cards mtg Subtype: Island, mountain, 69 Add .) Illustrated by Mark Poole All Magic ISLAND #287 Lorwyn MTG Magic

Niv-Mizzet has a hefty UUURRR mana cost

Players can't be targeted, so it essentially makes a turn become passive

RG Tron is another anti-BGx strategy that could fit here, but note that the deck barely cracked a 50% win rate against Abzan at the PT

It fights target creature you don't control

Indeed, when Commander got started, there were only five possible MTG Commander decks, as you had to choose an Elder Dragon to lead

As the Commander format is rife with low-mana artifacts that can provide early game value such as Sol Ring and Arcane Signet, Thieving Skydiver can deprive opponents of the value of their mana rocks, gaining them for one's self