Otherwise, having many cards in hand can be good if youre looking to discard a bunch
That makes blocking a rough choice since you can kill that 0/4 Wall of Blossoms with a couple of hits from your infecting 2/2
There are a lot of different Commanders and ways to build around them, but you generally want one of two things when choosing a Commander
The Swarmweaver There are more explosive or more consistent insect token generators than The Swarmweaver, and there are more impactful lords and payoffs that dont need you to enable delirium
Its ability offers multiple applications, like in sacrifice decks as a Blood Artist effects, but what has people excited is using it in a self-mill deck full of creatures
Wand of the Worldsoul lets you hold up only the mana rock, giving you ample opportunity to cast the protection spell while (hopefully) blowing out an unsuspecting opponent