One more thing worth mentioning in what concerns abilities granted to an object: Text-changing effects ( Mind Bend, Artificial Evolution) cannot change the abilities given to an object
As for key reprints, Tireless Tracker will spit out clue tokens for repeatable card draw and Academy Manufactor is great in the deck - upping your token variety significantly
Grind, the unnamed "mill until you get a land" mechanic from Gatecrash , plays into this strategy
Overall, this was the toughest year to pick my top ten fun commanders
With her ability, the deck aims to bring back small creatures (specifically those with three power or less) from your graveyard to the battlefield, letting you use their 'enters the battlefield, or ETB abilities
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.) Casting a card by using its retrace ability works just like casting any other spell, with two exceptions: You're casting it from your graveyard rather than your hand, and you must discard a land card in addition to any other costs
