As long as a scheme card is face up in the command zone, its static abilities affect the game, its triggered abilities may trigger, and its activated abilities may be activated
(6/29/2026) Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason
While mechanically, this version of the vampire lord works the same as any other copy, the bloody delightful art of the special edition makes it a treasure to pull
This is, of course, thanks to rule zero of the Commander rules list, which allows players to create their own house rules for what they're okay with in the format but to use the overall rules as a foundation for gameplay
The other problem I have with Kembas Banner is unfortunately a big one, and its that I have to question how useful these go-as-tall-as-you-are-wide buffs are