With the amount of incidental token making decks do these days, I won't be surprised to see this across the table eventually
You just want to take the card that will help you win the most on its own at this point, be it a big, bomby creature or a solid piece of removal to take out your opponents bomb
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Its +1 also keeps your own hand full, all while it inches opponents closer to defeat
This commander is wonderful with newer cards like Grave Researcher and Emeritus of Abundance, as well as some self-mill gems like Living Death and Six
Also, having Heros Downfall in the mirror match, especially post-sideboard against players who bring in Revoke Existence and Glare of Heresy to kill Detention Sphere, is pretty sweet