A bunch of 2-mana mana rocks helps accelerate you in the early game and utilize all the cards you draw
While not a great card for an aggro deck, Trove of Temptation supported our Revel in Riches plan, gave us mana when we needed it, and had potential to mess with opponents who choose to leave up blockers
Venom Sliver If youve ever seen sliver creatures, you know that they have wide effects for all your other sliver creatures
Its worth noting that since its mana value is relatively low, you can sacrifice and recast your commander repeatedly before it truly starts to become an issue in terms of mana
It was so dominant that people even played Jace Beleren, the cheaper 3-mana Jace, partly as a weird answer to it, because the planeswalker legend rule at the time let you drop your own Jace and immediately get rid of your opponents
Since other, more powerful creatures generally also cost a lot of mana to cast, you'll be able to ramp up faster turn after turn as you play more creatures
