I'm hoping there's a way to build these decks so that they're powerful but not overbearing or overly reliant on busted mana acceleration
You need to be running a Future deck to really get the full benefit of Iron Thorns ex
While the two themes are very fun on their own, the Glorious Combat deck doesnt do enough in any one theme
[11] [13] : 50 One of the " Magic Golden Rules" is: "Whenever a card's text directly contradicts these rules, the card takes precedence"
Still, that build, which looks to grab Ad Nauseam, haunts the imaginings of Commander players whove been around a while, so if you play a more casual Voltron-style Zur the Enchanter deck, you might need to do some table persuasion to convince them to let you live
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, its controller becomes the monarch