I just thought of a remarkably simple card that I'd love to see in a commander set or similar environment one day.
Fleshgorger
Creature- Zombie Horror (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, destroy target creature and you lose 2 life.
4/2
While it's a bit too good for standard play, there are too many commander decks that revolve around throwing out the exact same threat each turn and magic isn't great at letting players control those resilient threats without throwing additional removal at those cards each and every turn. I'd think that its slow speed and vulnerability (2-toughness 4 drop that doesn't do anything until next turn)... and its limited utility in a multiplayer setting... and the fact it will eventually kill itself... make things pretty reasonable in commander.
While the effect isn´t necessarily overpowered in an eternal setting, the card has the power to take over the game by itself in a more casual environment, where it could sometimes be equivalent to a Time Warp. I think the effect should at least have some kind of drawback (e.g. life loss either whenever the ability triggers or when Fleshgorger dies).
I think it's okay, it's not to far off from Magus of the Abyss in my mind, but has to survive until your upkeep. In exchange you lose 2 life instead of a creature.
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Fleshgorger
Creature- Zombie Horror (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, destroy target creature and you lose 2 life.
4/2
While it's a bit too good for standard play, there are too many commander decks that revolve around throwing out the exact same threat each turn and magic isn't great at letting players control those resilient threats without throwing additional removal at those cards each and every turn. I'd think that its slow speed and vulnerability (2-toughness 4 drop that doesn't do anything until next turn)... and its limited utility in a multiplayer setting... and the fact it will eventually kill itself... make things pretty reasonable in commander.