"Smart" and "clever" in Magic often get conflated with the color blue, but it's no secret that its usual plan is strong in drafts
While suppressing the opponent's creature attacks, it becomes effectively unblockable due to the combination of Xande having menace, which requires 2 or more creatures to block, and the restriction that he cannot be blocked by 2 or more creatures
Who preconstructed Commander decks
And second of all, Energy cards are generated every turn , so they don't have to be accounted for in the deck
In our own (perhaps limited) opinion, there were only two clear winners from Ixalan which went on to become popular Commanders
Against an opponent with a lot of rules text, aka one who can spin some sick beats, Clamilton does well