sphinx cards mtg [FOIL] Consecrated - Amonkhet Invocations - English Draw four cards Excogitator Sphinx - Alchemy: Karlov

I really appreciate that Cid does good work, even from the graveyard, and the cycling for a colored two mana is a perfectly acceptable way to keep things going

They weren't using that dead creature, so put it to work for you

In the past I have heard that this is an unfair advantage on turn one and that some Commander errata should be done to change the criteria on cards like this or Felidar Sovereign, but I am inclined to disagree on the basis that in a multiplayer game the advantage is pretty mitigated to the point where the Ascendant only makes you die slower and the Sovereign is good but often answered by someone at the table

The mechanic represented the army of zombies that Nicol Bolas was creating from the Amonkheti people (which would play a critical role in the story of War of the Spark )