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it doesnt win on its own

A Shift ability also means she can come into play a bit early, and eight willpower will make her hard to take out even later

An Optimus Prime-led Commander deck will have color access to six other Transformers in the 99

Emmara's spellbook consists of nine other cards with the convoke mechanic

The one toughness at first glance does make the card look dodgy however when you realise you can both pump the card and make it indestructible with zero mana sacrifices the low toughness is pretty irrelevant

It was also the first card banned after consultation with the Commander Advisory Groupand to be fair to them, their individual opinions covered a broad range