Kambal, Consul of Allocation Kambal, Consul of Allocation punishes players for slinging spells and enchanting the board
Maybe worldbuilding says theyre making a bunny rabbit character, so we as game designers try to think up a card mechanic that feels like something a rabbit would do. Bottom-up, on the other hand, starts from a mechanical perspective
Each elf lord benefits their squad copies, so its very hard to deal with this card and its clones without a sweeper
Im going to speculate a little, but when it comes to buys like this, I like to visit different Commander forums and talk to Commander players at my local game store to see what theyre hoping to brew up
Theyre mainly instants that enhance your interaction during an opponents turn and when in combat
Its not always easy to tell the difference between a character, item, and action at a glance, and youll have to squint to read the cards thin middle text bar to figure it out