Vanilla creatures often aren't played in the 99 of a deck, let alone as its commander
Shadow-Rite Priest is potentially the best Lord effect in the set
This recent Orzhov Scam list top eighted a Modern Challenge, and uses Solitude and Grief in a more tempo-oriented shell to swing the game in its favor with massive turns fueled by the Scam interaction
There's a whole cycle of tribal gempalm cards in this vein - the goblin and MTG elves versions are particularly good
That doesnt change the fact that Il Blud is the definition of nightmare fuel
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