elminster mtg card as Commander review 5 Illustrated by Viktor Titov. Elminster it's a miracle! -

The new Abzan Armor preconstructed Commander deck in Tarkir: Dragonstorm rewards you for having creatures with high toughness, and Tree of Perditions toughness can be as high as any players life total if you untap with it

[29] If a commander leaves the battlefield, it may return to the Command Zone and can be cast again for a higher mana cost

That said, the card doesnt really accomplish much in Spider Typal decks

It not only replaces itself and can take out a creature thanks to deathtouch, it's also an evasive flier and an artifact creature, meaning it has plenty of synergies to work with

Ward sometimes involves sacrificing some number of permanents, as seen on Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa and Valgavoth, Terror Eater