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You pay it for cards, reanimation, or pure tempo

And if you're building your deck to be technically in bounds by the card guidelines but substantially stronger than what other people are doing at that bracket so you can stomp them, then you are being a bad actor

But his real utility is that he gives other Villains +2/+2

Lightning, Lone Commando (Isshin, Two Heavens as One) Isshin, Two Heavens as One is one of the formats strongest aggressive commanders, though it never verges into broken territory like Winota

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A huge burst of keywords is much better for closing out games than a mana discount, and Cosmic Spider-Man comes down much earlier, too