In general, you play creatures because plan on using them to kill your opponent, not to give them to your opponent
Lovely design
They don't even lose their abilities
Whether its to showcase your collection of decks, keep your favorite cards safe, or protect your I'm embarrassed to say how much this cost me deck or Cube, theyre a must
Ben Guilfoyle uses a budget Kess, Dissident Mage control shell as a running example to teach a repeatable process: define a vision, choose the right commander, build in packages, and tune your mana and gameplan over time
You can change your numbers and run a more aggressive approach by slamming more auras into the deck, but having a backdoor on the go-wide token plan is very good at a Commander table