There are tons of NPCs who make their way into MtG to help out in different ways, just like the real game
I'd expect to play a lot of Flashfreezes and not very many Deathmarks over the next years
If I were looking to build a deck around Garruk in the current Standard, it would probably look something like this: Creatures (16) Planeswalkers (3) Lands (24) Spells (17) Obviously its a very rough draft, but basically a midrange green deck with a bunch of mana acceleration that can ramp into big creatures or a really, really big planeswalker
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They are played as top end creatures in countless decks, they see play in everything from Legacy and Vintage to Modern, Standard, Commander, and kitchen tables that care more about splashy effects than legal formats