Your suite of removal and counterspells ensures that once your board is established, nothing stands in your way
Since most Commander decks contain many cards that are synergistic with their respective commanders, it stands to reason that the average player would prefer to have their commander on the battlefield as often as possible
At least for mill decks
According to Buddy, Rakdos has to live in that mindset to feel victorious on a regular basis, but once youre in it, youll experience many a victory
You can also pump your deck full of ways to gain life, which means youre not going to notice the tiny single damage a turn anyway
Setzer, Wandering Gambler* Setzer desperately wants you to have Edgar from the main set around, so that you can win all the coin flips you get to make these perfectly fine treasures that crewing and attacking with The Blackjack will get you