Maxing out on Ixalans Binding runs the risk of getting beaten by opposing copies of the card
Noctis can help tie together many of the themes and mechanics in the main set and Commander decks
That is the whole idea: a pre-printed label can only ever say cupcakes, but a Pokemon party is not serving doughnuts, it is serving Pok Balls , Pikachus Cheese Puffs and Berry Punch and only you know that
As someone who had already developed a Doran, the Siege Tower lifegain deck by the time Commander 2015 saw print, Karlov was an easy include and still in the deck as a strong battlecruiser creature that also acts as removal
In my article on signets and bouncelands in cube, I discussed how signets were deemed to be too good for cube, with part of the perceived problem being that signets help midrange and control decks get to the important four-mana mark a turn earlier and that while green could also do that, it didnt offer anything unique to that color, as the one- and two-mana green accelerants dont get players to four mana any quicker than signets
