mtg battle card rules goes to with its first new type in 15 years Rules card - MTG Wiki

The main function of the new card is the same as the old one - drop your opponent's life total down to something manageable

Depending on what color combination you're playing in Commander, you may not easily have another Blue card ready, but if you do, it's killer

This is the final year I write this

The card quality of a deck with as many gold spells as this one is much higher than most other decks in Pioneer, so you want to try and eliminate the risk of stumbling on mana

For Magic fans concerned about the potential power of this effect, Its important to note that this card is silver-bordered, meaning it is not legal for use in officially sanctioned tournament settings

Yep the guild leader is on Thunder Junction, and still doing sacrificial shenanigans