They also result in a delayed trigger that does the killing, which you can avoid with stifles or end-the-turn cards like Sundial of the Infinite
Gnomeball Machine, Gnome-Made Engine, By Gnome Means, and one version of Very Cryptic Command can all generate Gnome tokens
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff FromTheShire: Solid little ramp piece
In fact, I've shown my love of black EDH cards on several occasions (Maga!) The first and best thing that black brings to the table is an unparalleled ability to tutor up cards
Zada has the highest power potential of all three commanders, but she also carries the highest risk, since she doesn't have access to White for protection like Feather or Blue for countermagic like Shu Yun
I initially thought about flashing out an Aboleth Spawn in response to a Bane of Progress but then couldnt figure out how they would interact