In terms of mechanics, before a game of Commander starts, each player sets aside their commander before shuffling their deck
Now that the omenpaths have opened up the multiverse to non-Planeswalkers, villains from across the universe are gathering on a brand new (to us) world
This works as a way to hide cards from hand disruption spells like Thoughtseize, as well as a way to accelerate your hand towards necessary threats and interaction
It's a good enough alternate commander to hide Tergrid, God of Fright in, even if it isn't the most powerful or oppressive ability ever
Control : White control decks use removal and defensive creatures to stall until they can win with a powerful, hard-to-remove threat
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