Multiple copies of key Supporter and Item cards ensure that the player doesnt end up looping the deck and is thus locked into an unwinnable situation
0: You get an emblem with As long as you control a Gideon planeswalker, you cant lose the game and your opponents cant win the game. Illustrated by Izzy Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp
Altanak, the Thrice-Called Altanak, the Thrice-Called wants you to discard it from your hand, and you can only play one copy of Say Its Name in Commander, so you have absolutely no incentive to run it in the command zone
Wizards has even gone so far as to capture a little bit of that Brothers Yamazaki feel by giving us pairs like Breeches, Brazen Plunderer and Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator that are left open ended, just in case youd rather use Ghost of Ramirez DePietro with one of them instead
Ascendant Spirit is a great early game drop, but its level-up-style abilities make it a great drop for when you have enough mana to dump on it as soon as it hits the field
If it survived, you can bounce it back to your hand and repeat
