Wood Elemental gets bigger as you sacrifice untapped Forests when cast meaning you have to have at least five mana available to keep Wood Elemental alive as a 1/1 creature when it enters the battlefield
This is the best name Black has to offer
Sets like 151 catered to nostalgia, while Paradox Rift and Twilight Masquerade pushed competitive mechanics
Best Ikoria Cards for Commander Decks: Honorable Mentions Many of these can stand up to the cards I listed earlier (and can be mixed and matched for a truly great deck) Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Vivien, Monsters Advocate Illuna, Apex of Wishes (Great value for building around Ikorias Mutate mechanic) Extinction Event Winota, Joiner of Forces Gemrazer (An ideal creature for Mutate decks seeking artifact and enchantment removal) Obosh, the Preypiercer Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast (A niche, but repeatable way to cheat big creatures into play) Yorion, Sky Nomad Kogla, the Titan Ape (Niche, but surprisingly difficult for certain decks to deal with) Generals Enforcer Deaths Oasis Drannith Magistrate These honorable mentions are just a few of the cards worth adding to your MTG collection, and you can easily build or support a variety of commander decks with them
Where the deck lacks oomph is with the potatoes
Ragavan needs no introduction by this point