You can double Force Spike a non-creature spell, but for that mana at 1U but can just counter a noncreature outright with Negate
Then it works well with other tap effects too It cant put the Role on itself, but provided you have something else around Syr Armont is a 5-mana 4/4 that gives something else +2/+2 and trample and uhthats kind of crazy, and will usually mean that whatever you just put that Role on is suddenly a way more effective attacker than it was before
Samurai had a related mechanic and play style in each Kamigawa set
Your chosen commander must be either a legendary creature, or a card whose rules specifically state that it can be your commander
While there are plenty of great commanders out there, we can group them into two categories: value commanders and combo commanders
Here are some notable options: For instance, Sauron, Lord of the Rings serves as a potent commander for a Grixis (Blue, Black, and Red) reanimator strategy, leveraging the Amass Orcs mechanic and graveyard recursion to overwhelm opponents