This may sound like a "Group Hug" commander at first glance, but not only will we be drawing more cards than our opponents since we're building around Gix, it also all but guarantees that as long as Gix is on the battlefield our opponents will be gleefully destroying each other while leaving us alone -- nobody can resist "free" card draw
Let's hope that a lesson is learned in all this carnage: fetches in Standard are great, shocklands / battlelands in Standard are wonderful, but when you put them together, it's a nightmare of epic proportions
Series: Final Fantasy Commander Company: Wizards of the Coast Brand: Magic The Gathering Item Type: Single Card Release Date: June 13, 2025 UPC: 0610622223079 Stock #: 543013 Our Guarantees to You, Our Valued Customer
We've now seen every single card from the upcoming Magic: The Gathering set Secrets of Strixhaven, and this looks like an absolute banger of a release
The only downside for Zareth is if you want to use its second ability, you have to somehow get it into your hand, which can be done with ninjutsu cards like Prosperous Thief, trading them back and forth from your hand