I decided the latter was more interesting, but shoutout to these pioneers of border-hopping design all the same
Or if you're into a more modern option you could always just slam a Syr Konrad, the Grim and c-c-combo your way to victory with the Alchemist in a giant swing
The cards that were easiest to design were the hardest to concept, and vice versa
As it offers basically no tempo you will just get killed before you can abuse the card advantage side of things
This creature's controller and that player each draw half that many cards, rounded down." Preventing player damage (or damage to your MTG Commander) is a pretty powerful play, especially when the only cost is allowing you and your opponent to both draw cards
To keep this card in effect, you must offer 1 monster from the field as a Tribute at each of your Standby Phases