mtg commander 2017 deck list The Brothers' War 10 double sided tokens and more. 2017 Magic the Gathering MTG

The answer is a combination of product strategy and what could be called the lottery ticket effect

Since you have access to blue, you get all sorts of control elements between counterspells, extra turn effects, and bonus card draw

Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God Until they print a superfriends commander that really works in Grixis colors, youre stuck with this in Esika, God of the Tree / The Prismatic Bridge decks, which isnt that bad, really

Kamahl might as well be an honorary Elf as far as Im concerned

Another thing worth bearing in mind is that MTG Deathtouch doesn't only apply to combat damage - any kind of damage dealt by a creature with Deathtouch is an instant kill