Some percentage of people play Storm because it's inexpensive, not because it's their dream deck
The one way you can understand how strong this card is, is by playing it or against it
With such weird cards being printed, Wizards of the Coast has had to find ways to make sure people don't accidentally put a card with Denimwalk (can't be blocked by a player wearing denim) or Art Menace (can only be blocked by creatures with two or more characters in their art) into their normal Magic decks
It takes very little to make Neo Exdeath massive, which pairs nicely with cards like Rishkar's Expertise and Essence Harvest to make use of the huge body, and it does it all for a low, low mana value
9 Supreme Verdict Is Cost-Efficient & Easily Resolves Countermagic isn't as commonly used in the Commander format as it is in the competitive Legacy format, but some blue Commander decks may still run cards like Swan Song or Negate to hit big, costly spells they don't like, such as combo pieces or board wipes
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