Card Advantage, Permission, and Threats Mana production aside, the cards in a blue-based control deck can be separated into one of three classes, card advantage spells, which allow you to draw extra cards or search for cards and add them to your hand, permission spells that deny your opponent their plays, or cheap threats which can close out the game once the opponent's game plan has been thwarted
The Courts Monarch is a mechanic that doesnt exist in a game of Commander until someone plays a card that introduces it
You can't mutate for free Effects like Cascade or spells like Omniscience allow you to cast spells for free
A soft tinge of red lighting brings the card into the fold of the Ruby magic ink cards, but the overall effect is still one of the more subtle designs in the game
Responding to a question from onewordshy about the Clown creature type, he gave a vague but hopeful answer
Does Demonstrate Count as Casting a Spell