This 5/5 stops opponents from gaining life, has Menace, and turns the mana cost of every first spell of a players turn into damage against another player
That might not sound like a ton of fun, but in this card's defense, it rewards you for putting counters on stuff in a way that ends the game through trigger damage rather than forcing you to attack like some color combinations that don't have access to Red
Whats the best budget lifegain payoff
On second thought, thats essentially the same as destroying a land
#19: Near-Death Experience A similar path to that traveled with Barren Glory exists here for Boros mages, incorporating Worldfire or Soulgorger Orgg to decimate yourself in the name of one big Near-Death Experience turn
10 Nath Of The Gilt-Leaf An Empty Hand But A Full Board If there's one tried and true Elf commander in Magic, that title would go to Nath of the Gilt-Leaf