In most cases theres no real difference if an opponent loses 3 life or takes 3 damage, but there are four cards that attempt to make the hurdle of 40 life in a Commander game climbable for burn decks, and each synergizes specifically with noncombat damage
This meant that Blue had "U" and "E" and Black had "C" and "K." (In the early days before Wizards spelled it out, incidentally, some players used "K" for black.) Why did we end up going with U
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in a super creature-heavy deck (~40ish creatures) it's an okay success rate by itself but that percentage shoots up once you introduce topdeck manipulation like Sylvan Library, Cream of the Crop, and others
Atarkas Command, Merfolk Looter, and Court Homunculus are all a part of Historic Anthology V