While players in the Commander format start with forty life, if a player gains ten or more poison counters, they lose the game, meaning a deck based around infect only needs to deal ten damage to each opponent rather than forty
You can cast a damaged based instant sweeper like Starstorm and keep Sanwell alive
Do note that this error is most common on the pre-E-Series Wizards of The Coast cards
The Neo Series also brought with it some changes to the card's design, making it more legible and easier to distinguish
As long as you have an untapped artifact and WUB available, you can spring a Deathtouch blocker on opponents at any time
Invasion of Ikoria and Finale of Devastation vied for the final slot too, but ultimately Chords flexibility in finding combo pieces or protection at Instant speed outweighs the overrun and recursion utility of these spells, at least when were talking about whats an essential tool in a players collection