mtg modern horizons 3 commander precons Magic: The Gathering Deck 1 strategy insert Commander Deck Guide - Modern

You could convoke this card to pay for its main cost, but you cant convoke the cost

Skithiryx can regenerate even if it isn't in combat, it's already tapped, or it's undamaged

To form a proper judgment about a card, a lot of time is required to see how it performs and adapts to multiple different scenarios

The reanimated target heads to the graveyard and the land is exiled, played, and you only really discarded one card and are now up a card

All of these actions triggering without requiring combat is extremely effective, and when paired with other ways to boost the power and toughness of creatures, all while backup Commander Director Nick Fury is reducing the cost of Heroes by 1C, you can see why this deck is being hyped up as powerful right out of the box

Three mana to get a basic, Sphere, or Locus into hand might seem a little expensive, but its a step along the way to creating a very scary creature