His child (either Brendan or May, depending on the players character choice) is the heros childhood friend and rival
And it even acts as a deterrent to protect the little guy, assuming youve actually got a good life loss ecosystem going
That redirect is capped at once per turn
Lastly, drawing too many Vehicles can be redundant, as you often have a finite number of creatures to act as pilots, leaving expensive artifacts sitting on the battlefield doing nothing
The background mechanic and card type introduced in Battle for Baldurs Gate allow for a degree of interesting customization that I feel wouldwith some more iterationsbe excellent in Commander, and would allow you to really take advantage of the fantasy of leading your deck, especially in heroic crossover settings like this
The same is true of Lost in the Mist and Contradicteven with upside, five mana is simply a lot for a counterspell