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If the Battle ceases to be a Battle or becomes a copy of another Battle, its Protector does not change

The Pit The Pit makes each player have their choice of a 3/3 Angel or a 6/6 Demon that requires a creature sacrifice, and thats flavorful of siding with angels or demons thing: choose between good and evil

The Emperors cheap enough to hold up countermagic to protect it and can be excellent bait against countermagic on an end step so you can resolve the card you really care about

It's by no means the best upgrade for creature reanimation (we'll get to that), but it's a cheap, repeatable effect that can keep your forces replenished with ease

When you have removal sitting in your command zone that hits indestructible creatures, its hard for your opponents to feel safe committing anything to the board