A Resistance to Fighting is a good type to reduce damage from, with cards such as Landorus-EX being potent before the release of Furious Fists
Augur il-Vec Circle of Protection: Shadow Soltari Champion Soltari Crusader Soltari Emissary Soltari Foot Soldier Soltari Lancer Soltari Monk Soltari Priest Soltari Trooper Soltari Visionary Spirit en-Dal Temporal Isolation Zealot il-Vec
Each of those abilities may be activated once each turn
It lowers the casting cost of black spells, tacks lifegain onto removal, and allows you to cast your opponents' exiled creatures
Best Ability Doubler Payoffs Many EDH decks are built around this idea, considering that youll have your commander around most of the time and you can fill your deck with specific abilities you want to copy
Back when you could post comments on Gatherer, the top comment for years running on this card was, R&D had to be high when they designed this. Emrakul, the Aeons Torn is a flying spaghetti monster that cant be countered and has protection from spells that are more than one color