If youre playing a deck that needs its cards right away, Lotus Bloom might not be the right card for you, but if youre willing to wait, then it just might be what you need
Swarmyard a good land for protecting your squirrel commander, while Bloomburrow gave us Oakhollow Village for additional +1/+1 counters and Mudflat Village for some recursion
The human elf ranger also has Reach and Ward with 3/3 stats for a CMC of 1GG
If youre playing black and a lot of the same creature type, theres no downside to Cover of Darkness outside the price, so its that price holding it back from seeing more usage
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Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not