And second, Commander has a lot more inherent variance and other checks on the power the command zone offers
While you certainly can gain a lot of life, no one I saw ever managed to hit 111 or more life to activate Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
In addition to these new commanders, Wizards of the Coast has also introduced a new mechanic called "Partner" in Commander 2016, which allows players the ability to have two commanders if both have the "Partner" mechanic, as seen below with two cards from the "Invent Superiority" deck
Counter Blitz Best overall Specifications Mana type: Bant (green-white-blue) Face Commanders: Tidus, Yunas Guardian + Yuna, Grand Summoner Reasons to buy + Engaging focus on proliferation/counters + Great out of the box Reasons to avoid - Could do with some polishing Counter Blitz is focused on Final Fantasy X, and is a Bant deck (green-white-blue)
Magic is an exceedingly complicated game, expecting the player to keep track of a complicated turn order and an endless array of card types
Forcing your opponent's to assign their sectors means you can react by putting your creatures into the sector that would give your opponent's the least benefit when going for the -1 or the ultimate