Back in these earlier sets the Phyrexians don't quite have the identity of the flesh-cyborgs that they are now, and are a bit more nebulous
Along with the artifact reducers as well as mana rocks, making big splashy plays with Ultra Magnus, Tactician might not be the most difficult thing to do
As mentioned in the Collecting Outlaws of Thunder Junction article, with this set's Commander decks, we're moving away from including foil-etched display commanders
Its a way for decks to consistently find certain cards, most often combo decks, which means that the cheaper and more efficiently a card can perform these actions, the stronger it is as a tutor
There are plenty of ways to force combat in Rakdos colors, such as Geode Rager and Bothersome Quasit, that can goad creatures quite easily
Life's Legacy : Attack with creatures that total 6 or more power and this guy will draw you a card