Wow, the people complaining about this card have obviously never played EDH. For 3 mana, you can instantly douse any Voltron deck, or where commanders need to tap to use abilities, and at the very least, hamper any EDH deck's plans. Krenko, Mob Boss? Heartless Hidetsugu? Jaya Ballard, Task Mage? Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker? Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind? Marrow-Gnawer? Visara the Dreadful? Zirilan of the Claw? Need I share more generals that you can completely douse?

Take general damage winning out of the question. Put it in a lifegain deck, and your opponent has got to mill you. Then chuck in a Elixir of immortality and laugh in their face. Don't forget to chuck in a Darksteel Forge to keep your Arena around, mind you. Then they've got to exile it.

And what about your own general? It's an artifact, so it'll fit in any deck. ... (see all)