The blue creature Maeve, Insidious Singer has a very silly name, and uses Wizards' new favourite Commander mechanic, goad
The Power Nine Were Made In Experimental Times For M:TG Many early Magic cards were highly experimental, and the result was an uneven power distribution among Alpha 's cards
While there may not be many cards featuring Connive, thanks to recent changes to Standard rotation, it will be sticking around for longer than expected
They're not basic, so effects that search for basic lands (such as the ability of a Lander token) can't find them, but they do have the appropriate land types for effects such as that of Willowrush Verge (from the Aetherdrift release)
Archangel of Thune Life gain often feels underwhelming in Commander because most of the payoffs simply arent that great
Given my long experience with Magic generally and Commander specifically, I think Ive got a pretty good handle on the sorts of cards that are going to make me smile at a Commander table, but this is just the beginning of the conversation