At the start of gameplay, each player would ante the top card of their deck, putting it in a separate zone outside of play
The amount of life you lose is determined by the mana value of the card in your graveyard, not the creature once it's on the battlefield
We also run powerful support cards to close out games like Chandra's Incinerator turning all ping damage into creature removal, Laelia, the Blade Reforged growing into an enormous threat with Ob's exile draw, turning Ob into a 1-shotter with Temur Battle Rage, and protecting him from removal with tons of cards like Armor of Shadows
Or you can really ramp up your human token production with Horn of Gondor
Bird Typal hasnt ever really been a viable deck in Commander, but Choco totally changes that
Cast any spell that deals two or more damage because youre the red mage