mtg commander decks 2012 Rules Text: whenever, you, gain, life, 683 cards where X is your devotion to black Life Gain - Moonveil Games

Since I've covered most of the nuts and bolts of this deck, lets talk about some of these cards that finally have homes

If speed is everything then run Crypt, and if you have minimal graveyard recursion then run Relic

Though Lucky, The 15th Puppy is a great card to put into a dalmatian-focused Lorcana deck, it cant possibly hold a candle to the behemoth of dalmatian-deck cards that is Perdita, Devoted Mother

In the Old School metagame, we very rarely see the fine lady at the top tables

Crystals The full colored cycle of Crystals reduce costs, and each one has a static ability and an activated ability, so the 4 mana value slot is a key one to launch you into the the biggest and strongest cards, and rely on 2-mana rocks to curve into these on turn 3

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist also says you can eliminate the best blocker with Pacifism, and you can save sweet auras like Staggering Insight that are attached to a creature you need to sacrifice