Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief + Feather, the Redeemed Nothing is as discouraging as not being able to play your commander because youre severely mana screwed, so 2-mana commanders like Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief with fun abilities are good to learn with
When you look into blue, you find a lot of great cards, that return lands to your hand, most of which are generally useful to some degree
With the alternate casting cost, it's a good way for a blue deck to set itself back permanently in the land race
With art that you cant take your eyes from, Kasla, the Broken Halo leads us into a convoke strategy with some big payoff
When playing against people in this in-between power level, I like to ask a set list of questions as opposed to its level or winning turn
Does it help competitive EDH to flourish