I was envisioning times when some people would show up with one deck, and half would have silver-bordered cards and half would not, so half would be playing a different game from the other half
Not surprisingly, combo is weak to counterspells, so Cavern of Souls provides a little extra security
End Game Safely play out your high-cost Characters after preserving your Life cards and hand with your defensive Leader effect
Even the primary commander from The Ruinous Powers, Abaddon the Despoiler, grants cards in your hand cascade if their mana cost is equal to or less than the amount of damage dealt to your opponents in a turn
The rules of the Pokemon TCG state that the first player, on their first turn, is forbidden from playing a Supporter card (on a normal turn, you can only play one Supporter card anyway)
This popularity isnt exclusive to EDH in MTGs history either Dragonstorm was a popular constructed deck in multiple formats years ago, as putting four Bogardan Hellkites into play was alomost always a win for you on the spot