These decks thrive off of ways of drawing several cards during their turn to make the most of their low energy requirements, so players will often play several item cards to make the game go in their favor
Virtually all annoying utility creatures have a toughness of two or less, so an Infest will clear them all out
Contested Cliffs The activated ability on Contested Cliffs locks this into Commander decks with a GR+ color identity, but that's where all the best beasts are anyway
One of the best black creatures, Blood Artist is an important source of repeated lifegain triggers for the decks that want it, as well as a win condition
With a 2300 body at Level 4, few of its peers can compete with its strength, but it has the same drawback of being forced into Defense Position after its attack that its original counterpart has
These price inflations have even stretched to promotional cards