This makes Ruby feel immediate and energetic before the player even reads the card
Everyone already saw your commander when we started the game
7 Master Of The Pearl Trident We've previously mentioned merfolk's abilities to buff others within their ranks
Black is one of the best colors for Lifegain, and cards like Exquisite Blood are the main reason as to why
A strong removal spell for control decks and an absurd modal spell for midrange, this card practically warped deck construction around it
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald | Commander | Stephen Johnson Commander (1) 1 Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald Creatures (30) 1 Beanstalk Giant 1 Biblioplex Tomekeeper 1 Blazing Firesinger 1 Bloodbraid Elf 1 Bonehoard Dracosaur 1 Champion of Lambholt 1 Craterhoof Behemoth 1 Emeritus of Abundance 1 Emeritus of Conflict 1 Eternal Witness 1 Goblin Anarchomancer 1 Goblin Glasswright 1 Hollowhenge Overlord 1 Infirmary Healer 1 Maelstrom Artisan 1 Naktamun Lorespinner 1 Nalfeshnee 1 Pigment Wrangler 1 Plargg and Nassari 1 Regal Force 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder 1 Springbloom Druid 1 Strife Scholar 1 Studious First-Year 1 Temur Sabertooth 1 Tlincalli Hunter 1 Vastlands Scavenger 1 Wild-Magic Sorcerer 1 Wood Elves 1 Yavimaya Bloomsage Instants (7) 1 Beast Within 1 Chaos Warp 1 Collective Resistance 1 Heroic Intervention 1 Natural Reclamation 1 Return of the Wildspeaker 1 Second Harvest Sorceries (14) 1 Bala Ged Recovery 1 Blasphemous Act 1 Call Forth the Tempest 1 Escape to the Wilds 1 Ezuri's Predation 1 Germination Practicum 1 Hull Breach 1 Improvisation Capstone 1 Nature's Lore 1 Rampant Growth 1 Rishkar's Expertise 1 Shamanic Revelation 1 Shared Roots 1 Three Visits Enchantments (5) 1 Advanced Reconstruction 1 Beastmaster Ascension 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc 1 Passionate Archaeologist 1 Virtue of Strength Artifact (5) 1 Arcane Signet 1 Blackblade Reforged 1 Conjurer's Closet 1 Sword of Hearth and Home 1 Two-Handed Axe Planeswalker (1) 1 Garruk, Primal Hunter If you wanted to power this list down, I think you'd be looking at dropping out some of the better finishers, like Beastmaster Ascension and Craterhoof Behemoth, and leaning into the cast-from-exile theme even more
