2004-10-04 If you take more than one damage at a time, sacrifice the permanents for that damage simultaneously
If your deck meets these criteria and includes at least one Basic Pokemon, you're ready to play at home or in a competitive UK league.

Tymna Kodama Stax Tymna the Weaver | Illustration by Winona Nelson Commanders (2) Tymna the Weaver Kodama of the East Tree Creatures (32) Arbor Elf Avacyn's Pilgrim Birds of Paradise Deathrite Shaman Delighted Halfling Elves of Deep Shadow Elvish Mystic Esper Sentinel Fyndhorn Elves Serra Ascendant Collector Ouphe Corpse Knight Dark Confidant Dauthi Voidwalker Destiny Spinner Drannith Magistrate Formidable Speaker Grand Abolisher Leonin Relic-Warder Orcish Bowmasters Thalia, Guardian of Thraben Archon of Emeria Aven Mindcensor Elvish Spirit Guide Lurrus of the Dream-Den Opposition Agent Ranger-Captain of Eos Linvala, Keeper of Silence Toski, Bearer of Secrets Archon of Valor's Reach Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite Razaketh, the Foulblooded Instants (14) Culling the Weak Enlightened Tutor Entomb Nature's Claim Silence Swords to Plowshares Vampiric Tutor Veil of Summer Worldly Tutor Abrupt Decay Assassin's Trophy Chord of Calling Dismember Force of Vigor Sorceries (6) Culling Ritual Imperial Seal Reanimate Demonic Tutor Diabolic Intent Eldritch Evolution Enchantments (9) Carpet of Flowers Deafening Silence Utopia Sprawl Wild Growth Animate Dead Survival of the Fittest Sylvan Library Necromancy Rule of Law Artifacts (4) Chrome Mox Lion's Eye Diamond Lotus Petal Sol Ring Lands (33) Arid Mesa Bayou Bloodstained Mire Bountiful Promenade Branchloft Pathway Brightclimb Pathway City of Brass Command Tower Darkbore Pathway Emergence Zone Exotic Orchard Flooded Strand Godless Shrine Mana Confluence Marsh Flats Misty Rainforest Nurturing Peatland Overgrown Tomb Phyrexian Tower Polluted Delta Savannah Scrubland Snow-Covered Forest x2 Snow-Covered Plains x2 Snow-Covered Swamp Temple Garden Undergrowth Stadium Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Verdant Catacombs Windswept Heath Wooded Foothills Tymna the Weaver and Kodama of the East Tree is a stax classic

Learn (and Lessons) Credit: Wizards of the Coast Learn is a new keyword ability on some cards that lets you either reveal a Lesson card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand, or discard a card to draw a card
Merfolk have just 9402 decks over at EDHREC.com, which is a top 20 archetype at 17, but pretty low considering how often they were played in the old days
Kethek, Crucible Goliath The Commander RCs preview card and one I already started building with, Kethek provides both an excellent jumping-off point as a commander and valuable one of the 99 in a Rakdos-aligned deck that likes to sacrifice things, such as Kresh Into the Red Zone or the Altar of Thraximundar