The inability for Deadly Cut to kill a one drop beater or mana ramp dork on turn one is what makes it fairly useless
The first of its kind as an Artifact Planeswalker Equipment, The Aetherspark attaches itself to a creature with its plus one ability, draws cards with its minus five, and allows the player to generate ten mana of any one color with its minus ten, with its passive giving it extra loyalty counters whenever the attached creature does combat damage
Cards from 2003 onward (after Pokmon Company took over from Wizards of the Coast ) are considered modern releases
Yuffie Kisaragi (Yuriko, the Tigers Shadow) Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow often serves as an entry point for players looking to get into cEDH, but its quite powerful at all power levels since commander ninjutsu cheats the commander tax
Since you can solve most of your problems in two colors, the real question is, why add red in the first place
you get a little ramp, a +1/+1 counter, and a bit of card draw
