He does, however, have Artifact Lancea sided as well
I remember making illustrations for a Lord of the Rings calendar of my own, back when I was 18, a college art project, so its fair to say that LoTR and many of the Tolkien artists were a pretty big influence to what I do
Most of these commanders are also birds themselves birds tend to help other birds or have something in common with them but we also have to factor in the color identity, since most birds are blue and/or white, and thus a red or black bird commander would miss many of the good birds available
They are more unique because most have shorter print runs and were only present for one or two sets, but they're still worth looking out for
Other cards with "shrine" in their name (such as Jungle Shrine, Luxa River Shrine, and Nantuko Shrine) don't count