Vengeful Villagers

Vengeful Villagers is a Commander card first and almost exclusively — the format's slower pace and creature-heavy tables mean the Villagers will grow consistently, and a trampling threat that snowballs off any death trigger has a real home in sacrifice or aristocrats shells. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, two mana for a 1/1 that needs other creatures to die before it matters is far too slow against proactive strategies; you'd run something that hits harder on its own. Standard is the only 60-card context where it might occasionally see fringe play in a dedicated death-trigger shell, but even there the competition is stiff. Treat it as a Commander-specific pickup.