Obeka, Splitter of Seconds is a four-mana 2/5 with menace in Grixis, and her second ability has caught the attention of Commander brewers whove been looking a new itch to scratch: Whenever Obeka, Splitter of Seconds deals combat damage to a player, you get that many additional upkeep steps after this phase. Additional upkeeps
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Ryan: Seven is so much mana, I can't really remember the last time I got to seven mana in a red deck
You now have three colourless mana floating, and can do it again: tap Basalt Monolith to make three more colourless mana, pay three to untap it, copy the ability using two colourless and Rings of Brighthearth, untap Basalt Monolith once, tap it to make three more colourless, and then untap it with the copied ability
Hailing from 2022s Commander Legends: Battle for Baldurs Gate, Elminster remains relatively underplayed in Commander
Cycling won't have me gaining life, but I should be casting spells along the way and there are a few ways to gain life in today's list