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No, Banned as Commander no longer exists

Still a lot of room for End Hostilities and Empty the Pits

It does have the Pirate tag, which could be relevant, but I think you can do better in your pirate deck

In niche circumstances you can even use it to gain life on your end, too

And you cannot have a laugh with him when the game takes an unexpected direction, On the other hand, playing in person adds a few more layers of complexity to your games as you have to adhere to a strict etiquette and timing, and sometime you have to sit out a game if there is an odd number of players

But that mana is temporary, and whatever big spell they cast, you can just counter anyway