Because Battles have the ability to transform, many of them have over costed effects on their front side
This has a lot of potential, but it's awkward to play early because it doesn't add to the board, and awkward to play late because you're less likely to get enough value out of it
If yours is the type of deck running Innocuous Rat, Qarsi High Priest fits right in alongside it
A card like Lady Orca costs , while Adun Oakenshield costs , so theres great inconsistency among the order or mana symbols
They also read, At the beginning of your end step, gain control of target nonland permanent controlled by a player who was dealt combat damage by three or more Pirates this turn. This is a very Grixis ability, and with the recent increase in both Pirate cards and also Treasure-producing cards, theres a lot of fun to be had here
Although he suffers from lacking access to blue mana in Commander, Ken is a great choice to helm a fun spellslinger deck