When choosing, think about your decks color identity, the types of creatures and spells you want to include, and how your Commanders ability can help you achieve victory
You can sacrifice whatever creature you want unless theres a card that says that you cant sacrifice permanents (Angel of Jubilation comes to mind)
In this deck there are 6 mana rocks which certainly come in handy, but dont rely on them too much, the Sauron deck has the means to steal them
Bismuth Mindrender has the sort of text box that will make people throw removal and poor blocks at it until its gone, which has a good amount of value even if the amount of times you get the actual stealing cards from your opponent effect are few and far between
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This duality is reflected in gameplay mechanics where its versatile move pool and high base stats make it a competitive staple
