even with nothing but your commanders and land, you can activate Thrasios's ability (drawing a card or putting land into play), and if you attack two separate opponents with them, draw two more cards post-combat
Those creatures are often woefully under-stated, so youll need evasion and pump effects to try and push through as much poison damage as possible
Cards like this do far heavier lifting in a game than anyone expects until its too late to address it
Many decks splashed white just to run Disenchant, such as early Sligh decks which otherwise couldn't remove a Circle of Protection: Red (and yes, we're talking pre-Anarchy here)
These cards are playable in Outlaws of Thunder Junction Draft and Sealed when opened from Play Boosters
For example, if you were to ask many players what the best designed card of all time is, common answers tend to be Birds of Paradise and Lightning Bolt for their simplicity and elegance