commander decks mtg 2016 - (2016 Edition) channeling the Maelstrom at Alaras center MtG Commander 2016 Invent Superiority

The deep value of Alpha and Beta is due to a combination of historical significance and scarcity

This deck aims to flood the board with cheap artifacts in order to accrue insane amounts of value and topple our opponents with our entire deck

BPhillipYork: I can't imagine why you would bother with this, it's another of "4 mana or more noncreature" spell triggers, which, sure, you know, whatever, but to get a 5/3 flier for a turn, and it does nothing else for you

It finds homes more often in type-specific token decks alongside soldiers and cats

Crux of Fate Yay for sweepers

Given the lack of any new black-bordered cards with this mechanic in the last 16 years, mechanic certainly isnt evergreen and probably won't see consistent printing again