These staples ensure the deck is not only fun to play but also attractive for collectors looking for high-value reprints
Alela is a flexible commander
You're never in a rush, you're never out of resources for long, and every spell you cast feels like one more piece of the case falling neatly into place
Get him in a deck with Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second (So maybe a Jetmir deck, just to be easy), and you suddenly have a very easy way to create Cat tokens through Jinnie's replacement effect, and a few wincons: Jetmir just steamrolls things with huge numbers, or Ajani blows your opponent off the board with the 0 ability once he's flipped and your bazillion tokens hit like a truck
A mirror to draw its eye, a rod to rouse its rage, and a sword to break its bonds
This is a punchy little 2-drop in the right deck and can potentially spawn you an army of fatties