surge foil cards mtg Baleful Strix (Surge Foil) [FINAL FANTASY Commander] target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life Surge Foil Mtg Ff |

The downside of a lot of lifelink cards is that they often come with drawbacks, so its usually better if you can choose what to give lifelink

Akroan Crusader is a respectable target, but red doesnt really have anything else worth targeting

Chose and chosen are important for card games in general as this type of interaction-dodging is common

So Llanowar Elves becomes the best one-drop, and theres a ton of them, and theres a ton of three-drops, and theres enough reasonably efficient answers to keep things together in the face of opposing decks that try to not play answers

They commonly feature effects that force opponents to discard cards, lose life, or sacrifice creatures, creating a chaotic battlefield that can be difficult for others to manage