The deck gives players a simple base to work off of, but insufficient cards to fully support a Commander deck around these cards alone
Nine decks ported over to the new year feels like a great number
My opponent would cast Thoughtseize, see these threat-heavy hands, and end up losing to all the cards that they knew I had in my hand." Chris, baby, youre speaking to my soul right now
This puts me at about 13 sources at turn 3 or later
Notably, this card cannot be answered by Lightning Bolt or Fury
And sure, there's a downside to using Ancient Tomb too many times, but decks running the land are either trying to end the game before the life loss catches up to them, or lock the opponent out in some way so their life total stays padded