The opposite of Persist is Undying and so you get similar results using Geralf's Messenger
The Locust God and Niv-Mizzet, Parun are two powerful commanders that reward you for any number of cards drawn on any turn that are more than happy to play alongside all the looters you can throw at them
Some popular burn spells include Lightning Bolt, Lava Spike, and Rift Bolt
Theres also already an offer in the game to upgrade to a premium pass that allows you to open a third pack a day for two weeks with no charge and access premium missions with more rewards, like card sleeves, playmats, coins, and as of this moment, even an exclusive full-art Pikachu card
There are other cards that allow you to put lands into play untapped, or even play an additional land each turn, which greatly speeds up Mana Ramp
not every Commander has an Activated Ability, and sometimes I'm just going to draw nothing but land