mtg black ally cards Commander Collection — Twenty Sided The Best Ally Cards In

Necropotence and Yawgmoths Bargain, Timetwister and Time Spiral

Not to mention that mono-black/suicide aggro was a thing, and those decks greatly benefitted from shadow creatures

Fenrir is a Farhaven Elf that gives you a potential extra card (or two, if you have an enchantress in play) while buffing one of your creatures

Ankh of Mishra Rarity: Rare TYPE: Artifact SUBTYPE: - CMC: 2 Mana cost: USD: $0.00 EUR: 0.00 TIX: 0.07 EDHREC RANK: 4942 Whenever a land enters, this artifact deals 2 damage to that land's controller

The ability to spend four mana to make a little token with MTG lifelink is a nice bonus

LIFEGAIN PAYOFF Many white decks lean into lifegain, whether through Soul Warden & co, or through the Lifelink keyword