Some players may tell you that gaining life only lets you avoid losing, which is no way to win
The metagame is completely out of whack, everyone is trying to figure out what works, and mono-red takes advantage of this confusion by mercilessly cracking in for damage
You often don't even need the Excruciator combo as Jace and/or Restless Reef can also mill them out, just as in previous Standard formats
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse can further contribute to this theme by exiling cards and playing them from exile
Wizards is testing a brand-new sci-fi IP, introducing game-altering mechanics, and permanently changing the Commander format
This version of Chainer is a four mana black and red 3/2 that grants haste to nontoken creatures if they entered from someone other than your hand