On the positive note when it comes to tournaments in particular you can just focus on the game and because the various event based tournaments are not precisely linked by specific players, you can participate in these events at whatever pace you like
The rules are pretty simple
Now, nobody in their right mind would suggest that cards like Thalia, Heretic Cathar or Urabrask the Hidden are in the same league as the above cards, because theyre not
Banefire, Fireball and even Crackle with Power can deal a lot of damage
Unlike Live , theres no way in Pocket s matches to search your deck for specific cards, whereas Live includes utility cards like Ultra Ball for that purpose
Any commander can be a Stax commander if you try hard enough because a lot of the "Stax" cards, including the semi-eponymous Smokestack, are artifacts, meaning they can go in any build