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Last updated on March 30, 2026 Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients | Illustration by Svetlin Velinov Its time to revisit a key characteristic of the first Ixalan block, the mechanic enrage
Alaundo the Seer Suspend is one of my favorite mechanics, and Alaundo the Seer gives it to all the spells in your deck
Most people know she is good but find it hard to fit her into decks over other things or don't appreciate the ways in which she is crippling for your opponent
It wont meaningfully improve the power of the other cards in your deck, though
Skip the $20+ cards (Thrumming Stone, Coat of Arms, Cover of Darkness) and the deck still hums: Commander: Karumonix, the Rat King (~$1) Engines: Pack Rat (~$3.30), Piper of the Swarm (~$3), Ogre Slumlord (~$0.45), a couple of Relentless Rats / Rat Colony (~$56 each cap the copies to stay on budget) Payoffs/utility: Crypt Rats (~$0.50), Nezumi Bone-Reader (~$0.40), Bontu the Glorified (~$3) as a sac outlet, Throne of the God-Pharaoh only if budget allows The rest: cheap black removal, Swamps, and a Sol Ring The whole list comes in well under $50, and it scales up gracefully add Marrow-Gnawer and Thrumming Stone later and the same shell jumps several power levels