The media giants playing both sides of the field
The gift is usually just a card or a 1/1 token, but some of the more bombastic gifts include an 8/8 octopus with Octomancer or an entire friggin extra turn with Perch Protection
Im more interested in the Aura design history that could be relevant going forward
Edgar Markov Edgar Markov is the go-to vampire Commander, with the certainly-broken Eminence ability (shared by another one of MTGs best commanders who just missed out on the list, The Ur-Dragon), allowing it to generate endless vampire tokens without ever even being cast and in a way that cant be interacted with
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The most obvious and frequently used argument for playing the minimum number of cards is simple: some cards are better than others, some cards will be your best cards, and you dont want to reduce the frequency with which you draw those cards