Turning a few clunky cards into interactive pieces can elevate a Commander deck to the next level
Creature removal Enchantment removal Discard Permission Lock Components (Spellskite, Torpor Orb, Night of Souls Betrayal, Illness in the Ranks) Even if Splinter Twin was banned, Chrome Mox threatens to turn any other turn 4 combo decks into turn 3 combo decks
This is why cards like Doom Blade, Thoughtseize, and Dark Ritual are so iconic and integral to Constructed
Now, from a design and gameplay perspective, Jace works because every ability pushes the same control game plan instead of pulling in different directions
To get double down on the vampire theme, every vampire card in the set has a fang frame variant
Id certainly pay four life to have repeatable Solemn Simulacrums every turn