arcades mtg commander deck Arcades, the Strategist | Core Set 2019 Replying to @Corey Brinkman318 Arcades,

Nyxthos, Shrine to Nyx is the extremely powerful mana engine of the first "best deck" in Pioneer

There's arguments to be had both ways, but if you can't see any way you'd be able to pay the upkeep, then you shouldn't use the spell

If you want to dive more into the discussion of card advantage vs card quality, I cover this in my discussion of the best black Commander tutors in Magic when discussing the power of Imperial Seal and Vampiric Tutor

99 vs 9.99 and 7.99 As a rule, I like to run better counters in multiplayer than cheaper ones like the Desertion at 5 mana versus the harder to cast Cryptic Command at four or the cheap but hard counter what you want Swan Song