The abilities in question are putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature and giving them First Strike until the end of the turn, creating a 2/2 token with Vigilance, and the ability to exile a tapped creature and gain two life
It fits right into the Ancient game plan, offering big swings and forcing your opponent to react quickly
Its fun figuring out the best token you can transform everything into, it takes players from 40 to dead in an instant, and it gets new support cards just about every set (thanks, Treasure tokens!)
While it might take some additional support from Rivals of Ixalan to give Pirates what they need for Modern's speed, a format like Commander is an excellent place to push our new friends
Meet the Commander A knife-slinging dynamo from the nomadic Atiin people, Stella Lee is acclaimed as Thunder Junctions fastest hand in a duel
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