In combination with Magicians' Souls, you're able to do some crazy double vendor setups for more plusses
As such you don't really care that it is of little help in the slower matchups
The Initiative is a mechanic introduced in Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate that acts sort of like a Monarch style mechanic but tied with the Venture mechanic from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
The deck needs a secondary engine to start its plays, since its monsters can only activate effects after there is already at least 1 level 2 on the field, and the Frog engine is the one that best suits you, as it gives you access to Toadally Awesome which is very well-used on the deck
We get a lot of younger kids who want to see how it works, Ventre said
Some fans call it a baby version of MTG, which kinda is, but thats nothing bad