Ayara, First of Locthwain Between the mana cost and the restriction on what you can sacrifice, Ayara, First of Locthwain works best in mono-black or near-mono-black lists
His body is inked with a map of every port he's ever docked in, and he wields his signature aether culverin with deft brutality
Even then, you can build your deck around that easily enough, as Green has some excellent protections like Asceticism
Because this card is so iconic and collectable, it demands a significant premium for nicer condition copies
And to anyone who stands in your way
Instead we take some liberties with the definition of that title to run cast-triggers with other benefits, like drawing more cards or creating tokens