You don't need to run any specific card in your Commander decks
Its one of those X spells that youre more than happy to cast for X=0, although putting some mana into it isnt a bad thing either
So along the way we get to keep choosing a new ring bearer, and eventually our ring bearer is legendary, cant be blocked by creatures with greater power, loots on attack, forces blockers to be sacrificed at end of combat and hits all opponents for 3 if it hits a player
Cecil Harvey (Tymna the Weaver) Partners are incredible because its card advantage
15 Magic cards perBooster Pack
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy, Najeela, the Blade-Blossom, Sisay, Weatherlight Captain, or even just anything playing Thrasios, Triton Hero these are all examples of quasi-commander-dependent lists that will bemoan sitting across from a Cursed Totem