If youre lucky enough, you can lock out an opponent from casting spells, paving the way for you to cast whatever you want this turn
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Yeah, it has a cool, unique casting restriction, has the ability to dance around the commander tax, and it's a dope reference to Haakon, Stromgald Scourge, but the major criticism is always that it's "just a big dumb beater." And that's kinda true: when Hogaak is on the battlefield, it's an 8/8 trampling creature with no other relevant abilities
It gives all of your stuff ward: sacrifice a permanent, nice in things like Treasure-dense decks and overall powerful
With that said, we'll continue watching Commander Banned and Restricted Updates in 2026 There are a couple more things we want to share before winding down this article to set expectations for the rest of the year
Getting fourteen cards in the graveyard is certainly nothing to sneeze at, but there are ways of achieving it in Standard