At the beginning of your upkeep, if no opponent cast a spell since your last turn ended, abandon this scheme
Aerith, Last Ancient Surge is $9, FEA is $13 If youve never had the displeasure of playing against a Meren deck, let me assure you, a commander with return a creature from yard to hand per turn is pretty damn good
I do feel though they may be viable Standard and Extended options, but because of the extraordinary power-level of Extended right now, I think that perhaps there will be too many unfavorable match-ups, especially the modified Elfball, numerous artifact combo decks, and maybe Zoo, but if the deck can be modified to a state where it is a tenable Extended option, that's terrific in my opinion
Modern is a little up in the air
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