If your opponent discards a card while you control Leyline of the Void, abilities that check whether a card is discarded (such as Hollow One, or a madness ability of the discarded card) still work, even though that card never reaches that player's graveyard
The Book of Exalted Deeds is a less threatening lifegain payoff, but adding a Platinum Angel effect to an indestructible creature like Avacyn, Angel of Hope turns winning the game into a real head-scratcher for your opponents
This is the usual suggestion for new players as, a commander you are passionate about is easy to choose and begin building
Having one of these effects in the CZ means youll get extra value out of playing selective wipes and removal, and figuring out the puzzle of what nontoken creatures to play that can benefit from repeated deaths in the turn is a fun deckbuilding challenge
For example, Appa, Steadfast Guardian, and Aribending Lesson are instant-speed spells to take care of opposing permanents or the user's
One well-placed Daze or Force of Will and the opponent was tapped for a Deed that would never resolve, locked under a Winter Orb, and dead to a Quirion Dryad before he could blink
