(This is the booster we now call the Draft Booster.) The problem with this method is that it means that any restriction for one group becomes a restriction for everyone
Control seizure is particularly powerful, sending him to GY without returning it to the opponent
Should you need any booster packs
You can psych your opponents out with Evercoat Ursine too, exiling cards that aren't very good to bait out a removal spell
The only downside Academy has is that it cant produce any mana if you have no artifacts in play, but it isnt very difficult in any format to build a deck that can virtually always get artifacts into play in the early game, so the downside almost never comes up
While the types of value gained through doing so vary greatly based on one's commander, Cheerios decks are often incredibly efficient and consistent, as they care less about what their zero-mana spells do, and more about how their commander is rewarding them for play so many free spells