Although its Brave Wing and Explosive Vortex attacks make it a strong damage-dealer, you might want to keep this one in a special case rather than a tournament deck if you manage to pull one
5 Bruvac, the Grandiloquent Goes All-In With Mill 3,664 Decks on EDHrec.com For many years, MTG players considered "mill" to be an almost-good effect that never became competitive
We've seen cards like True-Name Nemesis and Containment Priest from past Commander sets maintain significant value, but at first glance, it doesn't seem like there are any Legacy standouts hiding in Commander 2016 , so this exception probably won't be relevant to our discussion
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Balan, Wandering Knight can single-handedly push your opponents into despair if equipped with Lightning Greaves and Behemoth Sledge early, which both have low mana costs
If their deck utilizes the graveyard, then Faithless Looting is even better and has no downside at all