Liliana is decent at this too but you are not at all short on the three slot
Pair that up with the card Dark Ritual, which adds three black mana to your mana pool for just one mana, and you can drop the Specter on your first turn
To begin, lets start with the commander
Fire Lord Azula is one of the most powerful commanders from the set especially without an Avatar restruction, so I wanted to show off how she can be built on a budget: Bonus: Mono Blue Katara
Blue and white center on going over your opponents heads with flying creatures, while mono green (my favorite and the best way to play) favors big, stompy creatures that run over your opponents defenses
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