Card Name Mana Cost Type Legendary Creature Bird Monk Rarity Mythic Rare rules Text FlyingWhenever an opponent casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Ishai.Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.) Flavor Text "Through me, the Great Teacher's voice will rattle this world." P/T Number 12 Language English Legal Formats Commander, Historic, Legacy, Vintage Not Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Competitive Brawl, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless Rulings (11/10/2020) An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger
For Elves specifically, there are better options in older formats, but in the Magic Arena formats it could be a useful tool to have access to
That first line that gives him a discount for each land in your graveyard also affects his commander tax, which means that with a little setup, casting a 6/6 for 3 mana can become somewhat trivial
Having a land drop supplement your strategy is great, but losing a land to Vandalblast or Farewell is backbreaking
