As it stands, they arent readily available to most players, and so it feels odd to put them on this list
You have a body with flash, which lets you hold up countermagic and removal, bounce so that you get a natural 2-for-1, and the surveil helps filter away a bunch of lands
In addition to common keywords like destroy and exile, card abilities are structured in uniform ways
3 Squidward, Sarcastic Snob Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar Squidward's first ability may be a great way to protect your creatures in combat, but his real strength is as an unblockable-focused commander
Pithing Needle
Speaking of which, you will probably want to play with Fellwar Stone, Exotic Orchard, and five-color mana rocks like Darksteel Ingot so you can create colored mana for stolen activated abilities that require mana outside of blue or black