But the steeper mana commitment, plus the fact Phenax technically does nothing on its own, locks it more into the role of build-around/win condition
Slimefoots low cost means you can cast him from the command zone with ease, and his passive ability, (note the crucial wording of each opponent) combined with a board full of Saprolings and a good sacrifice outlet, has the potential to wipe out an entire Commander pod in one stroke
Unfortunately, its clear WotC doesnt want to use investigate as an evergreen mechanic for generating Clue tokens
Its still amazing I managed to build two functional decks that wayfunctional, but not good
The spikey-haired Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER is your party leader, and it looks to correct a lot of weaknesses associated with equipment commanders by auto-equipping and creating Treasure tokens
Regardless, the Wizard tribe was thematic to me and something I could easily build around