Ive talked to players who do thisplayers who turn up at a shop expecting to play these cobbled together piles of competitive scrawlings because, its all they have to play with their other playgroup. Whether the shop would allow this or not aside, its not conducive to playing outside your own playgroup, and it isnt in the spirit of Commander
Serialized golden chocobo cards are only in English-language Collector Boosters
But does it always have to be that way
The Zootopia pair give a banish-draw-repeat alternative, without opponents needing specific plans to deal with inflated stats
Arcane Denial is fine
All of the Merlin cards give an ability when returned to hand, like the Merlin Crab which gives another character +3 strength when challenging, when they are played, and when they leave play (which can be in the same turn for a super boost), and Madam Min returns cards to hand when played