The sacrifice ability occasionally came in handy, guarding against mass removal even though it was never the primary motivating factor, and it was hard for decks running him to justify keeping the necessary mana untapped until very late in the game
Surgical Extraction has broader uses against any combo deck you want to interact with, but also Dredge is softer to Surgical Extraction than ever before
If you took the card at face value, it would never work as there is no card called Zaffai, Thunder Collector able to deal the damage
These Commander decks let you jump into the action and play with friends, either commanding the forces of the Mirran resistance with Rebellion Rising or compleating the game in style with true Phyrexian prowess using Corrupting Influence
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