With hundreds of legendary creatures to choose from, each offering unique abilities and playstyles, your choice will shape your decks identity and strategy
Players hate having to do that in Commander, and will be doubly motivated to destroy the sword or the player playing it
[167] Paul Pettengale reviewed Magic: The Gathering 5th Edition for Arcane magazine, rating it an 8 out of 10 overall, and stated that " Magic: The Gathering is an excellent and absorbing game, which has a huge following (you're never going to be short of people to play with)
Yes, an opponent gains control of the monkeys paw
You can say its a mix of an enabler and a payoff for mounts/vehicles
Its stronger, however, because of two things: The infamous combination of Strip Mine and Crucible of Worlds to get rid of all of your opponents lands and powerful synergy with cards like Oracle of Mul Daya to play tons of lands