That said, whats great about the ability is that you can go wide by distributing the counters among eight creatures or go high by putting all eight onto onemost especially your commander
Its effect only lasts until your next turn, but youre planning on ending the game before then anyway

Bloody Asmora | Commander | Stephen Johnson Commander (1) 1 Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar Creatures (25) 1 Academy Manufactor 1 Anje, Maid of Dishonor 1 Belligerent Guest 1 Blood Hypnotist 1 Blood Petal Celebrant 1 Bloodcrazed Socialite 1 Bog Naughty 1 Burnished Hart 1 Falkenrath Celebrants 1 Falkenrath Gorger 1 Gluttonous Guest 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel 1 Iron Myr 1 Leaden Myr 1 Olivia's Attendants 1 Restless Bloodseeker 1 Rune-Scarred Demon 1 Skittering Surveyor 1 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Stromkirk Occultist 1 Tempting Witch 1 Viscera Seer 1 Voldaren Epicure 1 Wandering Archaic 1 Wedding Security Instants (2) 1 Bake into a Pie 1 Vampires' Vengeance Sorceries (17) 1 Act of Treason 1 Bloody Betrayal 1 Cathartic Reunion 1 Claim the Firstborn 1 Gamble 1 Goatnap 1 Hijack 1 Lacerate Flesh 1 Malevolent Whispers 1 Mass Mutiny 1 Mob Rule 1 Pack's Betrayal 1 Pointed Discussion 1 Seize the Spoils 1 Tormenting Voice 1 Traitorous Instinct 1 Vampire's Kiss Enchantments (3) 1 Exquisite Blood 1 Revel in Riches 1 Sanguine Bond I should note that my Cabal Coffers / Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth combo would set this deck up to run a card like Torment of Hailfire, but I'm more likely to evolve this list in the direction of running more creatures and throwing in Mortal Combat, Patriarch's Bidding and more vampires

Starting with the AR tier is the right move for most new collectors it gives you the same full-illustration artwork as the chase SARs at a fifth of the price, and most AR cards from recent sets are readily available through singles channels
Technically, theres no best commander, but some are definitely better than others
When Tersa Lightshatter enters, discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards