Excludes retro frame cards 1 Basic land (20% chance for a traditional foil basic land) 1 Token or art card Note that a small number of English-language Innistrad Remastered Play Boosters contain a mismatched double-faced card
Its awesome to planeswalker to this plane with a full hand
But at the time, it had leagues more depth to it than I think I would have expected from a card called island
I like this card a lot as a commander for Eldrazi/Karnifacts just because there is not a lot of reliable land ramp in the colors (or there lack of), so having a reusable piece of ramp that also can grab nonbasics (meaning you aren't stuck with having to jam a bunch of Wastes) is absolutely the fuel that some of those archetypes need to get going
Its a nifty way to stop creature recursion, since the creature you animate will self-exile if it leaves the battlefield
Dark Confidant has also been a long time Plan B for combo decks, whether in the sideboard or the maindeck, such as Paulo Vitor Dama Da Rosas Dark Depths deck from Pro Tour Austin: Creatures (11) Lands (24) Spells (25) Dark Confidant is great for finding combo pieces and great when you dont assemble the combo