So if you can keep your commander in play you get benefits from your backgrounds, plus the powerful effects from cards like Skyhunter Strike Force for a massive melee, Tyrant's Familiar to burn off creatures, and Thunderfoot Baloth to finish opponents with a permanent, only slightly smaller Overrun
Although any one particular game where you get mana hosed might be aggravating and unfun, variance in the number of lands you can draw is actually something that enriches Magic and helps to make it the game it is
You might be familiar with the Hold Em & Fold Em series (rebranded as MTG Metagame Finance ), which takes a tournament-oriented perspective
These two are very reminiscent of X spells we've seen before, like Green Sun's Zenith and Decree of Justice, but with the added benefits when you dump 10 mana into them
This is our highest-scoring Boomerang effect that is not card advantage of some sort