mtg cards that remove counters from players This card is nuts. It proliferates its own counters. So it sticks around . 3 mana 7/5 and if you get down to removing the final counter you could just sacrifice it Rules Text: Remove a counter,

It is a great way to turn your ramp and creature value into an actual win

If you can reduce the cycle, however, by taking off time counters, the card suddenly functions considerably better

The triggered ability of the "partner with" keyword still triggers in a Commander game

Lastly, Sphinx of the Final Word is a cool Control finisher, and I can see it having some play against Dimir and Golgari Midrange for various Control strategies in the near future

Austere Command lets you choose one of its modes as needed, so you can still get only big creatures and let your tokens live, or get rid of enchantments or artifacts as needed