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While creature removal in Commander is still important, this amount of damage is small-ball in a multiplayer environment

Having more decent protection that isnt color-restricted is always good

Black midrange strategies remain dominant in Standard

This isnt to say that stax lists cant win or that the archetype is somehow flawed Ill be piloting my favourite deck, Grand Arbiter Augustin IV, at the Tavern of Souls 2k this weekend, but it is a recognition that as opposed to simply asking how do I win stax players must first ask themselves how do I not lose

Notably, if that loyalty ability creates creature tokens, those creatures won't be on the battlefield yet to get +2/+2 and gain vigilance