It's possible that we start throwing mights at our domain creature only to have our opponent kill it with a Fatal Push, March of Otherworldly Light, or Solitude, which is a blowout
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Commander (2018 Edition) Commander (2018 Edition) was the first card to create Aura tokens
Oftentimes, Monoreds one-drops are stinky draws in the late-game, or they get stuck useless on the board, but Ronin can at least cycle into other stinky one-drops
Combine that with him actually being able to finish games, as opposed to just accruing card advantage with no end in sight, and I think it's fairly easy to say there's a new boss in town