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This is especially important for competitive games where card identity might need to be concealed

In Commander, you can only play one copy of each card in your decks (except for those whose text say otherwise, like Shadowborn Apostle and basic lands)

Sokka, Tenacious Tactician Sokka, Tenacious Tactician is a powerful riff on one of my favorite cards: Monastery Mentor

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This can shut down opponent strategies in Magic: The Gathering , making Shadow a worthy contender for a Rakdos deck

Those are only the tip of the iceberg, and with payoffs like Disciple of the Vault or Nadiers Nightblade, being in monoblack seems less like a disadvantage and more like a brewing challenge for the ages