Balan's activated ability is also fantastic, allowing you to equip him at instant speed (use it to equip your Lightning Greaves in response to targeted removal, for example) and also have a mana discount on some of the more expensive equip costs (e.g
Necropotence: like Balance, here to make up for the blue mythics, otherwise an odd inclusion
It's because their usual tactics may not be as effective
Its interesting, but its ultimately not even the strongest wizard commander on the list
A permanent type is any card type that applies to cards that are able to exist on the battlefield
If youve got some time and a twisted sense of humor, Rizzo wrote plenty about the strategy when he was first proposing it, and hes a helluva writer