Since squirrels have better typal support than raccoons, Bakersbane Duo may see more play than just a straight-up raccoon card of similar strength
Their activated abilities on both make the other more threatening in combat, either by making it more guaranteed to get damage in, or making one of them more evasive
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At any other level of play, there isnt a need to play with rare and expensive cardsindeed, the format began as a way to play the cheaper and jankier cards that dont see play anywhere else
END STEP Many of the saltiest cards in Commander induce salt for a good reason: Vorinclex basically grinds the game to a halt, Stasis and Winter Orb do the same, and mass land destruction requires a level of finesse to play that most players cant quite attain
Back In Black With The Masamune and Midgar, the possibilities for a Mono-Black Aristocrats deck in MTG Final Fantasy Standard is starting to feel very real