Red has the almighty Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker (which I know combos with Restoration Angel) and Splinter Twin (which may or may not have an infinite combo)two very powerful effects that make me wonder just how much fixing there is to enable them
Paying casualty is optional
Speaking of You Dont Need to Buy Collector Boosters and Collector Decks The temptation of a lot of the gorgeous artwork and variant cards that have been shown off in the past few weeks might have you licking your lips and eager to get your hands on the rarest, shiniest cards no matter the cost, like youre a member of the Tantalus troupe eyeing your next big heist
Finally the lands start getting way better, with better fixing like Drowned Catacomb, but also neat tech like Peat Bog + Saprazzan Skerry which are consistent ramp if we can proliferate and Diamond City that can store up tons of shield counters and then activate it reliably thanks to Venser creating creatures so easily
Gold Pikachu Nothing screams expensive like a flash of gold
Its effect is amplified in Commander due to higher starting life totals, its constant availability as a commander, and by the fact that you get the cards in hand immediately after activating its ability