Modern-day Commander is closer to a eurogame (a class of tabletop games that generally feature indirect player interaction, lack player elimination, and provide multiple ways to score points) than a multiplayer game of Magic, and that has never been more true than it is in 2025
Yes, it has a clear downside, but sometimes you need the extra mana to ramp out something disruptive like a Trinisphere, Chalice of the Void, or a Blood Moon ahead of schedule, and thats well worth risking the loss of your land
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As you can see the little of advice I gave Rob, he ignored all of it and he made it to Top 8 and I was spectating early on 5TH-8TH PLACE: GEOFF CAMPBELL Geoff Campbell has several wins in Goat Format Events, he won Season 1 and 2 of Gametimes Invitational Tournaments and he won Goat Format Spooktacular at Charlies Collectible Games in Atlanta
Not only do you get the same 3000 attack and piercing battle damage as the original Ancient Gear Golem, but when it destroys a monster in battle, you can discard a Machine-type monster to attack again (up to twice per turn)