first edition abra pokemon card · Base Set #43(Shadowless) defender is now Paralyzed. Abra 49/82 - Team Rocket

There are stellar commanders like D&Ds Prosper, Tome-Bound and Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald plus plenty of payoffs in Ultimate Magic: Meteor, Delayed Blast Fireball, Quintorius Kand, Passionate Archaeologist, and Nalfeshnee

Even if your opponent removes it immediately, you already drew two cards

In Thunder Junction, outlaws rule the plane, and Olivia Voldaren rules the outlaws in the Most Wanted Commander deck

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But this is still worth trying out: Its a win condition and card advantage in the command zone, plus you get access to the important landfall cards like Scute Swarm and Lotus Cobra

The mere fact that my opponent must consider it as a threat works heavily in its favour