The protection from hand attack spells while in exile is a nice added bonus on top, of course
Drafting Phase A typical Draft tournament starts with eight players in a group called a pod
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite by Igor Kieryluk Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite | Illustration by Igor Kieryluk The art direction for the white Phyrexians is impeccable, and no art represents that better than Igor Kieryluks Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Then at the beginning of your combat you can return, for free, a Pirate from your graveyard to the battlefield but you'll put a finality counter on it so if it would die, it gets exiled
Even though I've completed the game multiple times - including once fairly recently - nothing stood out to me that I could think of, unlike with other games on this list
This commander is quite flexible