The year prior to Commander 2013 s release featured Aurelia, the Warleader, Olivia Voldaren, Prime Speaker Zegana, and Talrand, Sky Summoner, which were either pushing the idea of more creature-focused strategies or inexpensive spells
Then, add a combination of other cards that support your gameplan, cards that deal with your opponents threats, and 18-24 lands (or 36-40 for EDH)
There are loads of different types of deck archetypes to take inspiration from
Only one of us could be the first to try it out
Cryptic Command, Snapcaster Mage, Eternal Witness
Depending on your decks composition, youll be left with more permanents than your opponent, and if youre behind its a way to catch up