mtg commander 2011 decks This Day in Magic History: Was Created (June 17th, 2011) Commander - Set of 5

Similar to Heroic Intervention, Inkshield is primed to become a frequent inclusion in future Commander decks

The deck is built around cheap deathtouch creatures, evasion enablers, and pump spells that make each hit count

Yep were getting a Monty Python drop

It also had the advantage of being more elegant than its mirror card Undermine, as it was a simple combination of Healing Salve and Counterspell for the combined price of both of them, and while the strength of the colors meant the ranking here goes the other way, Absorb shows how it's more important to get what you need rather than what is technically more valuable

People are opening their cards, exclaiming about the cool things they've found, and discovering cool combinations for the very first time