9 Rassad yn Bashir and Candlekeep Sage These two cards might not appear like a proper background commander pair at first glance, but the blink Commander archetype has been solidly identified as belonging to the UW (blue/white) color pair for a very long time now
Elder Brain Elder Brain is another one that can do massive damage when coupled with the likes of Underworld Dreams effects
One card, however, benefits from this change Necromantic Selection
A few years down the line, all colors will have all of these staple vanillas for most costs plus a few standard-cost draw cards and some others But for now, printing everything in one set would make the set very boring
Goblin decks make so many 1/1 tokens that become sacrifice fodder for Skirk Prospector or Goblin Bombardment, and with Zurgo, we can turn these 1/1s into cards or more damage
So lets start taking steps to avoid these common problems that pop up when playing a Magic Commander Deck by examining our deck construction