This gets around a ton of problem cards that Pact and Dictate dont
Common Black Uncommon Silver Rare Gold And with the release of the Shards of Alara expansion in 2008, we received a fourth rarity: Mythic Rare Orange Most of the time, Rare and Mythic Rare cards are more valuable than Common and Uncommon cards
To get the most out of those spells, it helps to be able to afford the mana cost early in the game
Resourceful Defense is a pretty cool but narrow card, but Bane of Progress, Walking Ballista, and Damning Verdict are all pretty useful Commander cards
Black is very useful in these combos as Black plays a similar role as Red does in other combo decks, giving us a way to turn an advantage engine into a damage engine
(11/10/2023) Mana symbols in the text boxes of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color