Treasure Nabber One of the unfortunate truisms of today is that mana in Commander has changed
Any of the latter spells I would be fine to cast beyond that busted turn 3 scenario, but Plow Under gets so markedly worse as the game progresses to the point of it being completely ineffective
Sludge Monster is much harder to interact with than Auras when it comes to altering creatures, and its an excellent answer to cards like Avacyn, Angel of Hope or Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Giada Angel Tribal Giada, Font of Hope | Illustration by Kai Carpenter Commander (1) Creatures (25) Admonition Angel Angel of Finality Angel of the Dire Hour Angel of the Ruins Angel of Vitality Angelic Sell-Sword Angelic Sleuth Cartographer's Hawk Dazzling Angel Exemplar of Light Herald of the Host Herald of War Inspiring Overseer Karmic Guide Loyal Warhound Lyra Dawnbringer Mirror Entity Resplendent Marshal Scouting Hawk Solemn Simulacrum Starnheim Aspirant Steel Seraph Thraben Watcher Windshaper Planetar Wojek Investigator Instants (11) Bathe in Light Crib Swap Destroy Evil Fateful Absence Loran's Escape March of Otherworldly Light Path to Exile Sejiri Shelter Surge of Salvation Swords to Plowshares Unbreakable Formation Sorceries (8) Cut a Deal Empyrial Storm Entreat the Angels Fragmentize Gift of Estates Lay Down Arms Sevinne's Reclamation Tragic Arrogance Enchantments (5) Court of Grace Folk Hero Ossification Planar Disruption Together Forever Artifacts (13) Arcane Signet Endless Atlas Fellwar Stone Herald's Horn Marble Diamond Mask of Memory Mind Stone Oketra's Monument Planar Atlas Pyre of Heroes Sol Ring Thran Dynamo Worn Powerstone Lands (37) Bonders' Enclave Castle Ardenvale Demolition Field Plains x29 Scavenger Grounds Seraph Sanctuary Terrain Generator The Fair Basilica Windbrisk Heights Let's get into mono-white angel tribal helmed by Giada, Font of Hope
That's not true of MTG Modern Horizons sets, however, which feature reprints and brand-new cards being made specifically to enter the Modern format (and beyond, into Legacy and sometimes Vintage)
#8: Mana Drain Over Brainstorm
