Hinata, Dawn-Crowned

In Commander, Hinata, Dawn-Crowned is the engine of a specific archetype: build around spells that target multiple permanents or players, watch those spells become near-free, and watch opponents pay full price for anything similar. It's not a generically powerful legend — it rewards construction — but that archetype is potent enough to compete at mid-power tables. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but sees no meaningful play; the formats have faster, less conditional ways to generate advantage, and Hinata's payoff requires too many moving pieces. Modern and Pioneer are similar stories — the effect is real, but a four-mana legend that doesn't immediately stabilize the board is hard to justify in formats with that much pressure. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card format where Hinata, Dawn-Crowned has a real case, since the signature spell slot lets you lock in a multi-target spell and lean hard into the cost reduction from turn one.