Its a very roundabout way to say, Grist, the Hunger Tide can be your commander, but this wording also lets you reanimate Grist with creature reanimation abilities, grab Grist from your library with creature tutors, and drop it from your hand with abilities like Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
Lets start with the honorable mentions
It goes from 0 to 40 out of nowhere, generating absurd amounts of mana when paired with the right burn spells or attackers
There's no great way to go Pirate tribal, and there's not really a tribe to Fiery anyway, so we're kind of stuck
These sideways token doublers are generally fantastic
Don Andres, the Renegade Don Andres, the Renegade rewards you for stealing opposing spells and sets up an intricate little value package if you focus on Treasure