If you're looking for a defender commander, Arcades, the Strategist is the best choice as it lets your defenders attack and draws you cards whenever a creature with defender enters
The edict aspect is certainly worse than the other two modes on the Charm combined, often just worse than four damage alone, and it is sorcery
Two 1/1s per transformation or attack really isnt that much after your 7-mana investment, so youll need to make the most of each of those token artifact creatures
Nothing but good things to say
What makes him stand out in comparison to other competitive mono-blue generals, such as Arcum Dagsson or Azami, Lady of Scrolls (other than being significantly less expensive to build!), is that Talrand, Sky Summoner can devote many more card slots to stopping his opponents from winning than the former two
Otherwise, what other 2- and 3-drop creatures have trample