If you can keep him around for a while, he has two different abilities that can turn the tide on your early to mid-game
As for playgroups, sometimes you just need a bundle that has cards that were meant to play together and the Bloomburrow precon bundle is full of powerful tribes that offer a unique tabletop game
We tried to get locations from a mix of different episodes with different locales, ranging from locations in the past to planets to even spacecraft
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Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis is the only good adventure town, though Id be willing to play any of them except Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital over a basic
It's not really doing enough to be a commander, but it can make a good chunk of stats over time