In most games of Commander, activated abilities on lands and creatures from your opponents are going to pop with regularity
The card was rightfully changed from an Exile variant to a rangestrike spell (R&D's codename for the "deal N to target attacking or blocking creature" effect) for two reasons
Having a variety of products lets players engage at whatever level they would like to be it pick up a starter set to get a taste of each ink colors gameplay and style or snag an Illumineers Trove to experience as much of the game as possible," says Miller
Flavor Text Fighting Fire with Fire Ineffective, Reports Flammable Wizard Number 67 Language English Legal Formats Commander, Vintage Not Legal Formats Alchemy, Competitive Brawl, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless Banned Formats Brawl, Historic, Legacy Rulings (11/10/2020) If the target spell is an illegal target by the time Mana Drain tries to resolve, Mana Drain doesn't resolve
Focus on getting tutors like Jim Hawkins, or discard recursion like I Won't Give In should be more important than keeping an otherwise milquetoast Pirate like Owl just for the sake of having one in your hand
