Items either give a passive bonus or can be activated during a turn to trigger powerful abilities
The fact that it doesn't actually change any of the stats means that this is fully an illusion
This card advantage is so impactful that it blocks Tymna is a part of evaluating creatures for competitive Commander
Whats worse, if a player is running multiple copies of Shaharazd then subgames can be started within subgames, creating Inception-esque layers of games within games
Boromir, Warden of the Tower Boromir, Warden of the Tower does the work of Lavinia, Azorius Renegade to smash cascade decks with one less color and without the stax piece that make you universally hated
Usually, we get a bit of a rough start because we start on White, and White usually has the most boring cards in a set compared to other colors