mtg lockdown cards EDH (Commander / EDH Deck) Illustrated by Bryan Sola. Fun legal lockdown combo I

A number of cards are banned for using rules that do not apply to modern Magic, like Ante or Conspiracy mechanics, while others are banned across all formats for being culturally insensitive

Collectors seem to have also bought into this rationale and, for all intents and purposes, if a card exists with the same art and set symbol on both set lists, theres no real reason to figure out which version youre holding

As the monarch, however, you can take creatures or lands from your hand and put them into play

This effectively doubles +1/+1 counters on creatures, which is good, but this equipment can also be attached to planeswalkers, turning them into creatures that can still use their loyalty abilities

You always cast the front face, and a TDFC always enters the battlefield with its front face up unless something explicitly says otherwise, such as Elesh Norn's last ability