An XX card will get marked down reasonably when compared to a 1X card but there is certainly a point at which the power is well worth the difficulty in casting
But that bad first impression got it lumped in with a string of other early mechanical missteps, and it took the unique demands of Commander players and the design pressures from years of ETB power creep for phasing to finally get the second chance it deserved
The final step of Gossips Talent lets you blink a Creature of the field and back, re-triggering ETB effects
Of course youll need a way to stop the loop before decking yourself here, but all you need to do is have another creature to put a counter on
It might not be the best green commander, but its one of the most interesting
When it deals combat damage to a player, it also creates a 1/1 black Ninja token , and if you then control five or more Ninjas, your opponent loses half their life, rounded up