This helps you get familiar with the cards and what they do
It grows later in the game, fetches a good utility land at any time, and blocks fliers well with its reach
In Standard, it threatens to immediately crush the Cat-Oven decks and severely limit Uro
No purchase minimum beyond $15, no limit specified on how many cards per transaction
Wrap Up Iona, Shield of Emeria | Illustration by Jason Chan The Commander ban list is quite large, although not that large when you consider the size of the card pool, and it has some very powerful or unfun cards that dip into every section of the color wheel
The goals are synergy making sure your cards work together to create effects greater than the sum of their partsand consistency ensuring your deck can execute its strategy reliably in every single game