The cards stats are just fine three strength and three willpower but its ability, Dont Insult My Intelligence, is ideal for a ruby ink deck due to the fact that it gains you a lore every time one of your characters challenges another
Before Secrets of Strixhaven was even released, Timely Ward was already appearing in quite a few Commander decklists across Voltron and Aura-focused builds
But when it ETBs you'll destroy what you copied, but that's an up too, so you don't have too, but tacking Clone to Nekrataal seems strong
Along with synergising with Up the Beanstalk (more on that later), the Whale provides powerful early removal while late game becoming a finisher thats hard to deal with, thanks to its flash ability enabling you to drop it at the end of your opponents turn, and Ward 2
An Offer You Can't Refuse, Swan Song, Arcane Denial, Counterspell, Cyclonic Rift, and Pongify are the cards you want to look at on the blue side of the Magic spectrum
The counts are perfect for a playset of most sets, as well