best ramp cards mtg standard by Color for Commander Essential Spellbook – Green Ramp

Lightning, Lone Commando (Isshin, Two Heavens as One) One of the best Mardu Commanders around, Isshin definitely fits Lightning's vibe in terms of combat mechanics

This younger brother is the first card on our list to not cost 2 mana

He stared at me

Eventually he'll get bigger than you are, and you will die

It allows an artifact, sorcery, instant, or enchantment to have creature types like Eldrazi, giant, or elemental as part of its type line, which means that card can trigger abilities that trigger when you cast certain creature types or when certain creature types enter

However, both Philoctetes, No-Nonsense Instructor and Ling, Imperial Soldier are obvious core cards for any kind of Hero-focused Steel deck