Since the formats inception, the key question in Modern has always been, What are the linear decks of the day, and can the midrange decks properly sideboard for enough of the linears? Were talking about decks with names that cause many a Modern player to groan: Affinity Infect Twin Eggs Dredge Storm Burn Tron Lantern Arrayed against these unfair, one-sided boogeymen lie fair decks (all named after their color combinations) like Jund, Jeskai, Abzan, Grixis, and U/W Control
The key word here is "graded", of course, meaning lapsed players or collectors can't just bring in a box of their old cards to be cashed in
Simic has many incredibly powerful commanders like Koma, Cosmos Serpent and Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait that draw the tables aggression early to shut them down
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Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker can do some really absurd things in Commander