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This can be especially effective against board wipes and removal, but hopefully, youre lucky and avoid the exile removal

Yshtola, Nights Blessed (Scions & Spellcraft) Finally, Yshtola, Nights Blessed leads the white-blue-black Scions & Spellcraft Commander Deck, themed around Final Fantasy XIV

You can also get a look at the new Set Champ card Maleficent (Monstrous Dragon), which looks incredible

With delve, you can cut the cost of Treasure Cruise down to just one blue mana, though you need a fair number of cards in the graveyard to do so

Might I suggest Opt or Brainstorm or Gitaxian Probe

Final Fantasy VII being one of the more referenced games in media made it a strong first contender