mtg commander 2017 precon Each deck has a 100 card deck MTG - Is it worth

Soldevi Adnate Although many know this effect from the somewhat recent Illuminor Szeras, Soldevi Adnate is older and cheaper

(2026-03-20) If a prepared creature loses all abilities, it won't stop being prepared, and nothing will happen to its alternative characteristics or to the copy of its prepare spell in exile

While you do lose access to a lot of the strong mono-white and Orzhov lifegain cards, black supplies enough draining cards to support the theme relatively well

Giving your entire board indestructible blanks most removal and forces opponents to find completely different answers

And if you pay 5, which is tough at sorcery speed, you can tutor and then draw the card plus two more