But there are a few cute ways to pull it off, like Sudden Substitution in response to an opponents' Blasphemous Act, or Domineering Will when an opponent is being attacked by a huge creature
Valor Made Real is another combat trick that can allow you to get a lot of counters onto your commander quickly since it allows something to block as many creatures as needed
It is a five-mana creature with 4/3 and an ability that grants flying at the cost of reducing its power
Then after sideboarding, cards like Duress can help clear the way for Baneslayer to come down and dominate
Other cards values will improve if they're particularly useful in a powerful deck composition, or if a new card is introduced that enhances their usability
Crackle With Power is a particularly fun card you can ramp up into, with it dealing five times the amount you can pay into the triple X cost of the spell to up to X targets, making for a flashy finishing spell