mtg human token cards Soldier (1/1) by Peter Mohrbacher Token Creature — Human Soldier Rarity Theros Human Soldier token art

The fact that it has built-in protection in the form of basically Hexproof

Swan Song can slot out in favor of Refute or another cheap counterspell

We now have three blocks of madness cards

Commanders that do this well are Roxanne, Starfall Savant, and Jolene, the Plunder Queen, doubling your treasures and increasing their effectiveness

Eminence is an inherently powerful ability, and I've played many games where Edgar didn't even need to leave the Command Zone to win the game

This means you could spend the mana to activate an ability of a permanent with changeling (a keyword ability that gives it all creature types) or a Hero card in your hand or graveyard, for example