Using this well-established format offered several advantages: Lower manufacturing costs Existing printing equipment Easy shuffling during gameplay Compatibility with already available sleeves Standardized storage products Faster worldwide production Because of this decision, many accessories designed for trading cards also work with Pokmon cards
I think Adeline, Resplendent Cathar can make for a powerful, consistent Commander: give Adeline haste and protection, make a bunch of tokens, kill with a beefed up army with anthems like Cathars' Crusade or just deal 21 commander damage with Adeline -- probably both
Some can be played right away, others once a turn, and some need several turns to charge up for awesome effects
I wonder if the rules for common creatures have changed and now every color (but white) has access to huge common creatures
(10/1/2009) If you pay , the new combat phase immediately follows the current combat phase