In an era before Wizards began seeding deliberate Commander prospects into every set, these were some of the most powerful and unique choices on the table
The difference in power level between the two is not very much in Modern, as we can also see by looking at our last Top 5 blue cards, which were almost all at three mana or below
Damaging yourself is debatably a downside, but you are rewarded by a massive 4/4 Lifelinker once you drop under half life with this effect
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8/8 for eight mana was the only possible power/toughness/mana cost combination
The aptly named werewolf lord Lord of the Ulvenwald is what solidifies this card as a lock for any werewolf typal strategy, though
