Vaan, Street Thief Vaan, Street Thief has become a bit of a competitive staple in cEDH with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Vial Smasher the Fierce in the command zone.He's not too strong a commander himself, though
When your creatures dont come with the necessary strength of hew right out of the box, you can bulk them up with something like Gift of Strands or Gimlis Axe
Making cards more difficult to cast from graveyard and exile will be crippling to those game plans
Related Such mobs include every builders worst nightmare, the Creeper, and every endgame players struggle, the Enderman and the legendary Ender Dragon, who looks like a tricky battle for any D&D party
Its better once you get to 12+ charge counters, of course, but this card is useful even if you tap a mere bear to it