In fact, Tetzimoc, Primal Death is the only card in Magic history that can put prey counters on permanents, so chances are that if you arent running it in your main deck, having it in the command zone is pretty much worse than having any other commander instead
And yes, $600 back then was a lot of money to a 17 year-old looking to escape the confines of Florida
Continue the subset of cards that don't care if you connect with an opponent, but rather look to any combat damage dealt, so these become super effective: Five-Alarm Fire, Holy Avenger, Sword of Hours, Lost Jitte, Tamiyo, Field Researcher, and the infamous Umezawa's Jitte
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The downside is that while regular damage only needs to hit for 40, mill needs to hit for 99 to win the game
He creates loads of free mana for you, which you can spend on big artifacts that will buff Karn himself