It wouldve been perfectly fine to print a card with this effect without fortify, and thats why the mechanic is so disappointing to me
Nest of Scarabs and Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons turn those negative counters into positive creatures
With such a heavy emphasis on enchantments with the Role tokens, and artifacts in the form of Food tokens, you can see how Elvish Archivist can be a sleeper hit in the set
There is also a lot of card draw potential in this deck, so your goal should be to always have a full hand, plenty of mana for casting spells and creatures, and your Commander on the battlefield at all times
We used the combination of excellent defensive creatures and removal spells to reach a point in the game where the opponent simply could no longer compete with the power of our end-game cards
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