While most of these new commanders are pretty disappointing, even with the background mechanic, there are more than a few Im super excited to get testing with
These little scavengers are not super powerful alone, but this card gives it an ability to create copies of Compy Swarm to overwhelm opponents
There are Elf cards that make tokens when you play another Elf, like Lys Alana Huntmaster, and this allows Cloakwood Swarmkeeper to build up counters to make your battlefield get out of hand quickly
From a competitive perspective, Winterspell introduces powerful new cards that strengthen existing archetypes while enabling entirely new strategic approaches
Unfortunately, black lacks a lot of this type of engine capable of drawing equally to everyone involved at the table, and the need for Sheoldred to stay on the field for its main effect to happen makes its use for this type of strategy a bit fragile