But I cant see myself running Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge as my commander when Dihada is right there
It is currently banned in Modern, Historic and Explorer formats and restricted in Timeless because, while MTGs designers might have intended this to be an intriguing counterspell option for red mages, they didn't expect players to counter their own spells in order to cheat out massive threats on turn two
Each time you pick, the next set of choices will have one fewer option for you
I mean, just try to walk through what turns of Standard would be like if Mana Drain was legal
The way that it still threaded in the feel of Tarkirs new norm with its primary Dragon commander and the clans head back-up commander (the less-beloved but still interesting Kotis, Sibsig ChampionKotis, Sibsig Champion) was truly impeccable
Commanders like Muldrotha, the Gravetide help pull creatures back into play from the graveyard to build an advantage