Universal Package (23 cards, roughly $12) Mana-fixing artifacts: Armillary Sphere, Darksteel Ingot, Fellwar Stone, Spectral Searchlight, Manalith, Mycosynth Wellspring Utility artifacts: Sun Droplet, Illuminated Folio, Urzas Blueprints, Crystal Ball, Temple Bell, Vensers Journal, Steel Hellkite, Culling Dais, Spine of Ish Sah Equipment: Bonehoard, Nim Deathmantle, Mask of Avacyn Lands: Evolving Wilds, Rupture Spire, Terramorphic Expanse, Shimmering Grotto, Exotic Orchard Commander is all about having fun, and you cant have fun if you cant play your cards, so you need mana fixing, mana acceleration, and card drawing to keep the gas coming
For this you get a card a third the cost of Courser and that offers double the life in an ongoing capacity
My final mention is one that most people dont consider a board wipe, but its a personal favorite of mine
Buckle up, and let's uncover the hidden gems of this set together
Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying
In one game, my opponent and I settled into a stalemate after I'd fallen to 5 life (he was close to 20), and we spent several turns stockpiling mediocre creatures