Why waste time trying to draw into your best creatures when you can just put them directly into play for 1 extra mana
In the finals, the players had to then win a game of rock, paper, scissors to get their chance at pulling Lillie
With how many nonbasic lands are played in Commander, Back To Basics can lead to you barely being able to play the game
Espeon's tera crown spreads across the scene and creates a brilliantly colorful refraction of rainbow colors, along with several flowers peacefully swaying in the background
It's able to deal well with beatdown or aggro decks thanks to all that lifegain, and can suddenly pull off a win out of nowhere
Not only does it evoke the tactile nature of the original card game, it tastefully enhances the experience and dramatically speeds up play