And this was at a time when even normal banding was the cause of headaches
It's fine on its own, can protect itself, and works best among token makers
Curse of Opulence keeps the spotlight off of you, but is a card I would more readily take if I were going wide and attacking
Gary loves big board states, where you've filled your board with lots of black cards and have a high devotion, but that isn't completely necessary for him
However, where Jetmir excels purely in combat, making even initially weak Creatures into ridiculous threats for any opponent, the Commander lacks utility outside of its ability to quickly finish a game through sheer board might
Simply show it to your opponent so they can verify it has the gold hexagon and then place the card face down in your Inkwell