So your Laccolith stuff basically has first-est strike, as they can shoot the blocker for damage before damage, even first strike damage, is dealt
Kykar is a versatile commander, as we can see in the broad range of themes on Kykar's EDHREC page
This is likely in no small part due to the lower saturation of clue and treasure tokens, a more open-ended design, and being bookended by Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain and Niv-Mizzet, Parun on either side of their printing
Bust rate is a poor metric for looking at value, because it doesnt see a difference between a $12 rare and a $60 rare
Any extra draws from your opponents then result in extra pings and amassing for no additional investment
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