Its a very simple way of ramping, and while its no good for those aiming for one of every color by turn five, its still an absurdly potent way of gaining mana
I think this is an important sideboard tool for red decks that are looking to take a more controlling position against creature decks, and while Rabblemaster is not very strong against something like Elves, this card would be especially brutal there
Pain Distributor's ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger, but not before you have to pay for the original spell
A sizable portion of the deck list are strong cards that are just outside the best commander cards lists, like the notorious Propaganda, Scute Swarm, and Vesuva
Some players also use blank proxy cards or dry-erase sleeves so they can reuse them for different tokens
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