Its a complicated mechanic for sure, and one of the most individually complex mechanics overall, but not the worst mechanic if you ask me, and at the same time it's easy to grasp since it heavily draws from LotR lore
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8 Shield Sphere This is the first of two entries that had their profiles enhanced due to tournament-level, combotastic use
A 3/5 for four mana, Gwendlyn can be tapped in order to have a player of its owner's choosing discard a card at random
With a 5 or more expensive drop Commander you can drop on turn 4 after this, you can drop this, draw a card, and start tapping for a lot of mana