There's a whole host of optimization to be had here, but with the velocity and flexibility a deck like this provides, combined with a combo kill and the ability to sideboard Cori-Steel Cutter and change gears in postboard games, you've got some real Standard combo potential
The MTG Commander deckbuilding checklist (read this before you add your 47th cool card) Heres the uncomfortable truth: Commander deckbuilding fundamentals are mostly about preventing the classic Commander experience of doing nothing for six turns, then loudly claiming your deck is just unlucky today. This MTG Commander deckbuilding checklist is how you build a deck that plays games
Special Energy Decks Just like the Darkrai variant dubbed as Hammer Time, this deck has an almost auto-win matchup against decks like Six Corners or Klinklang EX that depend solely on Special Energy to function
However, they make up for that by being perfectly reasonable cards to hard cast
weve seen plenty of variants on 3-mana, draw a card when it connects with some combat utility (see: Gateway Sneak, Nimble Brigand)