Losing life isn't something I'll be trying to do, but if I can make a token and draw a card without actually dying in the process, that's not that bad a tradeoff
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Slayers' Stronghold does it for an additional mana, but we all know that one and two mana are worlds apart in Modern, especially when you have to tap a land to get the ability
In the 99, Nghathrod can fit very nicely in Umbris, Fear Manifest or Phenax, God of Deception
As such, this offers a fun take on a Commander which can generate you decent influence at the table
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer, and Professor Dellian Fel are both mythic rares , and given that there are only two of them in the entire set, they just about beat out the elder dragons for scarcity, although we'll have to wait to see what the market decides on in terms of their value