This Parun debuted in 2018s Guilds of Ravnica set and marked the third-ever Niv-Mizzet card after 2006s Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind and 2012s Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
For seven mana you get an on curve 7/7 with four powerful keywords - flying (evasion), vigilance (very strong in multiplayer swinging at people in the air for Commander Damage and then holding the fort), deathtouch (no one wants to block) lifelink (nice double life swing for that 7 damage.)
The triggered ability deals damage to the creatures controller even if the creature isnt dealt damage, perhaps because it has left the battlefield or because the damage was prevented
Creatures like Piper of the Swarm, Totentanz, Swarm Piper, and Ogre Slumlord can ensure your field is consistently full of rats, and the nonlegendary Piper even lets you use them to steal your opponents creatures
(10/2/2025) "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack." (10/2/2025) You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type
3 Reshiram & Charizard GX Charizard may not be an actual dragon type, but that doesnt make a tag team with a Dragon-type any less cool
