If you lose the initiative, those tokens can help you take it back and ensure you can build an army of tokens along the way
With careful deck building, MDFCs increase both the number of lands in your deck (thereby preventing mana screw) and the number of spells in your deck (thereby preventing mana flood), which is incredibly powerful
A common card that is a staple in popular formats, like an Alpha Lightning Bolt, can be worth hundreds, while countless bulk rares are worthless
In the S&V and Mega eras, all cards in this slot are guaranteed to be holographic
Still, it sold for somewhere in the region of $1580 regardless with the exact figure unknown due to a best offer being accepted
Each player chooses a Commander card and builds their army with cards from his hand and library