They often synergize with effects that leverage their defensive nature, such as those that allow you to draw cards, generate value, or even turn their toughness into an offensive weapon
20 Non-foil basic lands 10 are full-art non-foil basic lands
You drop some of the higher cost commanders and begin looking at partners for colour fixing options
Could the ward cost have been written Annihilator 2
Augmenting your creatures as a surprise can be card advantage if it enables an attack on a planeswalker
Witch-king of Angmar Punish them for attacking you, punish them for not blocking flying, and punish them for trying to remove this card, this all adds up to a tough-to-deal-with creature that affects combat right away, even if its ability never triggers