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While it can be time consuming to have to do this for every card, it works every time

Im going to add the disclaimer here that I havent played with the deck yet, and hope Im wrong about its consistency

1 Gavi, Nest Warden The Built-For Cycling Commander Gavi, Nest Warden is the face commander of the Timeless Wisdom preconstructed Commander deck, of which was built around the cycling mechanic

So, as of Strixhaven , we're narrowing the focus a bit to create a new keyword mechanic: Ward [COST] (Whenever this permanent becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays [COST].) The two most common forms you'll see are costing additional mana (in white, blue, and green) and costing additional life (in black and red)

But even a couple turns of that lock can completely stall explosive decks and buy you time to stabilize