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In decks playing lots of spells, or even with some storm synergies, you can quickly and repeatedly goad the entire board

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You can also retrieve a Commander that had its control stolen from the opponent's board

Once per turn, when another monster's effect is activated (Quick Effect): You can pay 1000 LP

If your opponent doesn't have removal, it becomes a headache to deal with as you will be prevented from your life total reaching zero, and require your opponents to win through other means

That said, if you're building a tribal deck in Historic and find that you're lacking card advantage, then Distant Melody is certainly worth keeping in mindit very well may be the solution to the problem