But thats also my issue with the cardIm already unable to find room for Mirran Crusader and now I have the option of running a harder-to-hit but hits-less-hard threat than Mirran Crusader
Its a suitably powerful effect for the most iconic Wizard of all time, and it opens up a mind-boggling array of deckbuilding possibilities, especially when you factor in his ability to grant your other legendary permanent flash
Even though Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER offers additional card draw for each equipped creature, it still ends up being far better to just focus on piling everything on Cloud and protecting him rather than spreading it out: you'll kill people faster with commander damage, you'll reap bigger rewards off stuff like Behemoth Sledge gaining you way more life, and it's simply easier to protect a single creature than trying to protect your entire board
Hes also more niche than Tivit, with his first ability caring about villainous choices a type of vote introduced in the Doctor Who Commander decks
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To get a mana advantage out of the card you have to pay two life however the strength of the card is not so much that you can be one mana better off than your opponent over an exchange but that you can make the exchange when you have no spare mana