mtg 2019 commander precon Magic: The Gathering Merciless Rage Deck | 100-Card Ready-to-Play Deck | 3 Foil Commanders How to Upgrade All Four

You can respond to the meld activation as you would most other abilities, like destroying one of the permanents attempting to meld

Most five-mana wipes offer some sort of additional benefit beyond destroying creatures

A vanilla creature is much more likely to be removed than a land, so this is a step down from Song of the Dryads, but it's still better immediately sending off the commander back to the command zone where it can be recast

Ethan Fleischer and the team should be extremely proud of what theyve put together here.

The fact that one gets lifelink while the other gets reach is maximum flavor and a tribute to Wurmcoil Engine

however, theyre an excellent card for generating Dog tokens