Iconic Cards: Goblin Guide, Lightning Bolt, and Thalia, Guardian of Thraben Popular Decks: Death and Taxes, Red Deck Wins, Merfolk, Burn 2 Control Control decks are all about controlling the board by stopping your opponents gameplan
The Ring Emblem Your Ring-bearer is legendary and cant be blocked by creatures with greater power
In addition to providing consistent card draw and protecting itself, Svyelun provides an additional layer of protection from opponents' removal to each of your other Merfolk, in the form of Ward 1
That life can occasionally mean something, but its always worth the exchange if youre reanimating something incredibly game-altering
In the end, we again have one clear winner (in this case, Jeskai Flashback, mostly thanks to Dockside Extortionist, which isby farthe most valuable non-legendary new card in all of Commander 2019 ), one clear loser (Sultai Morphs), and two decks basically tied in the middle of the pack, with some solid offerings but nothing on the level of Dockside Extortionist
Cards like Haakon, Stromgald Scourge and Knights' Charge make that constant recursion even more powerful
