The mana effect was the one that counted, and there were a lot of good reasons to want to play a deck based around it
Elesh Norn grants your creatures +2/+2 and your opponents creatures -2/-2
Flavor Text "There is much to learn here, but few can endure the ringing of the spires." Nulakam the Archivist Number 221 Language English Legal Formats Brawl, Commander, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Timeless, Vintage Not Legal Formats Alchemy, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard Rulings (10/4/2004) The first ability triggers no matter how the land becomes tapped
Clearly, Im not an advocate of not allowing them to do anything at all, but thats towards the other end of the spectrum
1 Ready-to-Play 100-Card Commander Deck (including Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients as the commander) 1 Foil Version of Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients 10 Double-Sided Tokens 1 Deck Strategy Guide 1 Life Wheel (for tracking life totals)
5, remove a husk counter from Necropolis of Azar