All in a convenient way, without having to worry about too big of a card pool
With Triskaidekaphobia in the game, everyone with 13 life immediately loses the game , with the enchantment slowly bringing players ever closer to the deadly number
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
But if youre one of the many players who doesnt have a mono red Commander deck, the lack of cards like this is the reason why
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