1 in 4 Set Boosters includes either a card from "The List"a pool of reprints, ranging from powerful to flat-out wildor a Special Guest reprint with new, borderless art
Although better early than the bigger card advantage effects the fact that Thoughtcast isn't really something you want to do early I tend to find I play heavier draw over it if at all
First strike and deathtouch discourages your opponents from blocking, meaning you can easily benefit from this frog commanders attack trigger
A quick honesty note on Wick, the Whorled Mind: data aggregators list Wick as the single most-played commander under the Rats tag, which makes it look like the default pick
Snow cards are so under-supported that Im not even sure how this snow commander manages to find enough playables, and its a shame that this blue creature doesnt touch black, which has access to some of the better snow payoffs like Blood on the Snow and Dead of Winter