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1 Aurora Phoenix

But the cost of mana to reach the primary ability is very high, which is 12 mana in total

One could argue that if Commander is the face of Magic: The Gathering , Standard is one of its most played and iconic formats for two players and with 20 life per game

I mean, just try to walk through what turns of Standard would be like if Mana Drain was legal

She causes every critter your opponent casts and every nonbasic land they play to enter tapped, totally nullifying haste as a keyword and slowing their mana production considerably (unless your opponents prefer to play with the Thriving lands)

Don't forget that you can simply draw two cards without having to discard if you have no cards in hand as Invasion of Mercadia // Kyren Flamewright resolves