Along with synergising with Up the Beanstalk (more on that later), the Whale provides powerful early removal while late game becoming a finisher thats hard to deal with, thanks to its flash ability enabling you to drop it at the end of your opponents turn, and Ward 2
But, in a slower deck with good protection and ramp, it draws enough cards to overtake most opponents
Offering an interesting counter to discard-based decks, and unlimited hand size at worst, its hard to knock this one mana artifact
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Alrund's Epiphany Extra turns forever There are two things that nearly always end up overpowered in Magic: The Gathering
BPhillipYork: Really solid Grixis commander, plays well into a number of Grixis archetypes