mtg cards with cipher Skull transform it MTGNexus - Cipher, the Fleet-Footed

I can see why it is being done from a design point of view, it is nice to not have to tie these kinds of effects into artifacts if you don't want to

There are dozens of great strategy archetypes that can be incorporated into a Commander deck, and many of these strategies have a lot of room for variation

Spelunking Spelunking is useful on far more than caves, and really only takes a land or two that would've entered untapped to be worth playing

But there is payoff

Whispers of Emrakul | Illustration by Jason Rainville Delirium cards have effects that become stronger or only come online when you have four or more card types among cards in your graveyard