I never felt forced to marinate in my frustration for hours, which made my overall experience with the game far more enjoyable
There are also a number of benefits to Grief that may outweigh Force of Negation: it cant be stopped by an opposing Force, it will come back with Living End and remove any potential out your opponent might have, and it lets you check to see if the coast is clear
The first version we tried used 2/2 Bird tokens with a landfall ability that gave +1/+0 until end of turn
Double Attack Triggers | Commander | Abe Sargent Commander (1) 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One Creatures (26) 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar 1 Archon of Cruelty 1 Aurelia, the Warleader 1 Breena, the Demagogue 1 Brutal Hordechief 1 Combat Calligrapher 1 Drakuseth, Maw of Flames 1 Etali, Primal Storm 1 Godo, Bandit Warlord 1 Grave Titan 1 Hanweir Garrison 1 Hellkite Charger 1 Hero of Bladehold 1 Ilharg, the Raze-Boar 1 Iroas, God of Victory 1 Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant 1 Leonin Warleader 1 Moraug, Fury of Akoum 1 Ogre Battledriver 1 Port Razer 1 Rakshasa Debaser 1 Raiyuu, Storm's Edge 1 Scourge of the Throne 1 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Sublime Archangel 1 Tectonic Giant Spells (17) 1 Ambition's Cost 1 Ancient Craving 1 Boros Charm 1 Chaos Warp 1 Flawless Maneuver 1 Generous Gift 1 Hagra Mauling 1 Malakir Rebirth 1 Painful Truths 1 Response // Resurgence 1 Savage Beating 1 Sejiri Shelter 1 Teferi's Protection 1 Unbreakable Formation 1 Utter End 1 Vindicate 1 Waves of Aggression Enchantments (3) 1 Aggravated Assault 1 Fervor 1 Mardu Ascendancy Artifacts (17) 1 Arcane Signet 1 Archaeomancer's Map 1 Blade of Selves 1 Chromatic Lantern 1 Commander's Sphere 1 Dolmen Gate 1 Lightning Greaves 1 Lithoform Engine 1 Sol Ring 1 Swiftfoot Boots 1 Sword of the Animists 1 Sword of Feast or Famine 1 Strionic Resonator 1 Talisman of Conviction 1 Talisman of Hierarchy 1 Talisman of Indulgence 1 Whispersilk Cloak Lands (36) 1 Access Tunnels 1 Blood Crypt 1 Bojuka Bog 1 Cathedral of War 1 Command Tower 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire 1 Flamekin Village 1 Godless Shrine 1 Hanweir Battlements 1 Mana Confluence 1 Nomad Outpost 1 Path of Ancestry 1 Rogue's Passage 1 Sacred Foundry 1 Savai Triome 1 Scavenger Grounds 1 Slayers' Stronghold 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defense 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire 1 Vault of the Archangel 6 Mountain 5 Plains 5 Swamp And there is my decklist
They did want to reprint cards that were both simple and viewed as staples
If you Mausoleum Wanderer on turn 1, your second turn is often weak beyond a Supreme Phantasm
