It being able to fly means you could take a healthy chunk of life from a player who cant block flyers
We can also run Darksteel Citadel and Tree of Tales, which will usually end up getting played early, but if we draw them late, theyre free creatures
Seeing this card come in at number one should not be too surprising
It is not fired off very often, mostly because people go to all lengths to stop the ultimate happening but also because he only has a +1 to grow, starts at a measly 3 loyalty and often needs to fire off a couple of -2 effects en route so as to remain alive
Much like the other two synergy-driven decks, I actually much prefer the backup commander Marneus Calgar over the face commander of Inquisitor Greyfax
Costing less mana can still be important in this deck, because the more creatures you can get out, the better