Nikya of the Old Ways Another deck that encourages you to specialize, Nikya of the Old Ways just wants you playing creatures, so it should be fairly straightforward to pilot
However, you may use such a creature for -21- defense
Since youre in red and green when running Xenagos, you likely will have a ramp spell or two, letting you the God a turn or two early and start swinging away earlier than your opponents might be ready for
It excels in Commander, which encourages you to play creatures large enough that this is mana neutral because somebody at Wizards thought that would be an okay ceiling and games go long enough to really milk the card advantage
Its the chase card for the set, in any of its available treatments
Rarely will you encounter a situation where the only way to prevent a loss is to cast both a counterspell and a Silence, so combining the two is often incidental value in a time when youd much rather have efficiency instead