Lagrella, the Magpie

Lagrella, the Magpie is almost exclusively a Commander card — the ETB exile effect is powerful enough at four players where removing three creatures at once swings the whole table, and the blink abuse potential is easy to build around in a singleton format. In Modern and Pioneer, a four-mana 3/3 with a symmetrical exile clause is too slow and too fragile; dedicated removal spells do the job cleaner without handing the opponent a roadmap to getting their creature back. Legacy and Vintage have the same problem compounded — the format speed makes Lagrella irrelevant before it can matter. In Commander, though, it earns its slot anywhere that runs Conjurer's Closet, Teleportation Circle, or any flicker engine, and it doubles as a political bargaining chip in longer games.