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So on first glance you're right, Mishra seems like an awful choice to pick as a commander, but there's something really neat to be reaped here if you look at the ability really close

Putting the imagery on cards that are also powerful creates a pretty awkward situation

Urza does have a lot going in his favor in comparison to other mono-colored decks, notably getting to actually play counterspells and Rhystic Study

Here's some of Wizards' explanation for the banning: The last turn-three deck that remained was Dredge...Dredge is not known for being fun to have around

Why dont we take this time to put our feet up, forget about complexity creep, and rewind back to a simpler time by looking at some of Magics best vanilla creatures