With a wide range of options available, players can enhance their collections, build powerful decks, and engage in thrilling battles with friends or at tournaments
Village Rites may not generate card advantage by itself, but if youre sacrificing a creature to it, chances are it provided some value already
Shards of Alara (2008) brough two kind of suicidal cards
So while the card is always in the minds of Magic players for being very unplayable, it's also always in another part of their minds that the card may become playable one day
Down the line players will be able to challenge specific friends, and even participate in tournaments
This opens up a ton of new options for existing Commander decks built around the mechanic, and will likely create a few new decks, too