There are many reasons one might collect cards from the Scarlet & Violet era of the Pokmon TCG, first and foremost is the Terastal phenomenon, and return of 'ex' cards which adds a new, unique strategic consideration to the playing card game
This cards first loyalty ability lets you cast Sorceries as if they were Instants, and its second provides great value by returning a card from the grave to your hand and letting you draw at the same time
For example, Derevi, Empyrial Tactician likes having a bunch of little and elusive creatures in play to control the game, while Narset, Enlightened Master ends games by itself in a deck with no creatures
The strongest freerunning cards don't require assassins at all
I wanted to pay homage to format defining powerful spells as well, so I started chatting with Commander players of various backgrounds including cEDH but also casual Powerful Deck aficionados
Proliferate has evolved since its release so let's take a look at some of the best cards that proliferate in Magic