mtg champion cards Opal - Enchantment - (Exile an Elf you control or an Elf card from your hand.) Whenever you cast a creature spell Champion of the Weird |

I wont bury the lead on this one: I want to talk about counters

It often costs far less than 9 mana and clears the board of non-elementals while it leaves your side intact

This is important, because whenever Orcish Bowmasters enters the battlefield and whenever an opponent draws a card outside of the first they draw in their draw step, Orcish Bowmasters deals 1 damage to any target

While it is worth noting that Commanders increased deck size and singleton nature does a considerable amount to rein High Tide in when compared to its potential (and ability to play 4 copies) in Legacy, this is not a card to underestimate, especially as more nonbasic lands with the Island subtype make their way into print

#1 It is fitting that the top card on my control list has the same name as the set itself