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It benefits from being played early and picking up subsequent exalted bonuses from other creatures, but games of Commander just arent about aggressive 1-drops

It only grants menace to creatures attacking one of your opponents at a time

Wrap Up Essence of Antiquity | Illustration by Caio Monteiro Morph was a super-popular mechanic with players who played with it, particularly in Limited formats

Its weaknesses lie in being mana hungry, being in pretty mid colors (lacking good tutors), and having a below-average early game

You can also play the draw-go control game and draw a bunch of cards at the beginning of your upkeep