mtg umbris commander deck Umbris, Fear Manifest Custom Whenever Umbris or another Nightmare or Horror enters the battlefield under your control Umbris, Fear Manifest (Commander) |

Notice that our clock gets a counter every upkeep (both during your and your foes turns), so in a 4-person table you have about three rotations to make Midnight Clock tick

Or head-scratchers like Skrelv, Defector Mite or Geth, Thane of Contracts

Saga creatures enter the battlefield with a lore counter, and then they get a new lore counter before your first main phase

This is in large part due to the card Gray Merchant of Asphodel, which can be a powerful life drainer if set up properly

My future B/U Exalted deck

But as examples of very popular cantrips-on-a-stick, and given their steadfast service and dedication across countless decks and formats, I'd say they've earned their spot