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It has plenty of self-mill and recursion, with the endgame resting on cards like Avenger of Zendikar and Omnath, Locus of Rage

Its a great card, and often most effective, but I dont believe this line of thinking is correct as often as we think it is

Even if your opponents arent explicitly leaning into that archetype, long-term buffs are unsurprisingly still popular and useful

A life counter built for the table Life totals, poison, and commander damage for up to 6 players, with the right starting total set automatically for any format

If you had a token doubler like Doubling Season or Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines then you'd get even more stacks