Discard Matters (The Ring) Focusing in on the abilities the Ring gives your Ring-bearer, I might round out the deck with cards that care about you yourself discarding
Its also just a defensible 2-drop for any deck that needs it, so Im sure Black Mage's Rod will be a solid card
Keep in mind, if there is no legal target for the reflexive trigger in Minsc & Boos second loyalty ability, or if the target is illegal as the ability tries to resolve, you will not draw any cards even if the sacrificed creature was a Hamster
Cards List "A new day dawns for Avishkar, and we shall draw our power from its light."M 0191 DFT First strike, trample When this creature enters, you may search your library for up to two artifact, creature, and/or enchantment cards with mana value 1 or less, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle
Optimus Prime's deck ranks somewhat modestly on EDHrec.com at #529, meaning it's strong enough to be a viable and effective pick but rare enough to take most Commander players by surprise
As far as leading her own Commander deck with a background
