In addition to helping to protect your creatures from your opponent's removal, Rith can populate your board with 4/4 Dragon tokens if you're able to deal extra damage to opponents' creatures or Planeswalkers
In the larger world of commander, this also means easier activations on land like Cabal Stronghold, Kessig Wolf Run, Rogues Passage, Gavony Township and the Kamigawa Neon Dynasty channel lands like Boseiju, Who Endures on top of their reductions already, just to name a few
Disciple of Caelus Nin Five mana may seem expensive, but Disciple of Caelus Nin has some great things going on, as it shrinks the board to just a handful of permanents on each side of the field
I said, "Sure." Little did I know what I was getting into
I hope that you enjoyed this list and are ready for a Merfolk explosion at the kitchen table
Whenever Shadow the Hedgehog or another creature you control with Flash or Haste dies, draw a card