Its a little slower given it comes in tapped, but when you do get to untap with it, youre going to have a bunch of extra colored mana to play with which is what makes Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx so good in the first place
Golgari Demons with Llanowar Elves 1 Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal 2 Anoint with Affliction 4 Archfiend of the Dross 4 Blooming Marsh 3 Cut Down 6 Forest 3 Glissa Sunslayer 4 Go for the Throat 4 Llanowar Elves 4 Llanowar Wastes 4 Mosswood Dreadknight 1 Preacher of the Schism 4 Restless Cottage 1 Scavenging Ooze 2 Sentinel of the Nameless City 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 2 Soulstone Sanctuary 5 Swamp 1 Tranquil Frillback 4 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber 2 Choking Miasma 2 Dreams of Steel and Oil 3 Duress 2 Ghost Vacuum 2 Gix's Command 1 Nissa, Ascended Animist 2 Tear Asunder 1 Vivien Reid Fletcher Johnson secured a Top 8 finish at the $10,000 RCQ at SCG CON Columbus with a deck that showcases the evolving face of this archetype
Its both a poor solo attacker and an over-costed way to pass exalted to another creature, so it completely misses the mark
Hakbal of the Surging Soul If I were to build a merfolk deck in Commander, Hakbal of the Surging Soul would be my merfolk commander of choice
rather, those features are a huge boon to a great paper collection tracker
Each college-themed booster contains cards from among that colleges two colors, naturally nudging you toward building a deck in those colors