By banishing either a Light or a Dark Monster (depending on which one you are trying to summon), you can special summon it onto the field
Essentially, in a table with three opponents, Ophidian Eye will grant you three card draws per spell that you cast, as long as they reach the mana value 3 requirement
Last updated on April 23, 2026 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell | Illustration by Grzegorz Rutkowski I dont often play mono-colored Commander decks, but when I do theyre usually red
These are the cards that I'd cut first, which either 1) don't support the Go Tall strategy (Jazal Goldmane) 2) are okay cards but we have better alternatives (Relic Crush) 3) are universally terrible cards (Saltcrusted Steppe): I would eventually want to cut more cards like Nissa's Pilgrimage and Wing Shards for better cards that fulfill the same role (Nature's Lore + Swords to Plowhares, for example), but right now I'm just making enough room for my sample upgrade
9c ST04-003-kaido-400 finds a spot in a plethora of purple ramp decks and ST04-016-blast-breath even sees use as a tech in a few other decks