Deafening Silence will look at the entire turn to see if a player has cast a noncreature spell yet that turn, even if Deafening Silence wasn't on the battlefield when that spell was cast
While it may not work 100% as expected if you run it as your commander, its a good support card for others in this theme
Other permanents, such as creatures, can't be attacked

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I've had a good amount of success with this build, and I hope you do as well
That is a useful addition to how powerful the Dragonlord can be