mtg the lord of the rings commander decks – Arkain Hobbies & Games earth in Magics definitive multiplayer format The Lord of the Rings:

We look at elements of a character's story and iconic moments, their clothing, their regions, and even the cultural themes and time periods represented and explore how these characters might adapt or be reinvented in this new world

For example, Nicol Bolas the Ravager will exile himself and return to the battlefield transformed into Nicol Bolas, the Arisen by paying four generic, one blue, one black, and one red mana

Sandstorm Crashers exert ability gets you a copy of your best attacker, which is highly impactful

It reprints an effect we've only seen a few times - The most recent of these came down in the first Modern Legal expansion set - Mirrodin

On top of all that, it has the extremely relevant ability of draining an opponent for every two life every time a creature dies