A little card advantage, a bit of pressure, it uses punch effects incredibly well this commander does enough little things to become respectable
This is not at all how Magic works
As with other go-tall options, Honored Dreyleader can be a win condition if youve already gone wide
If you're looking to make him look formidable, Teferi's Ageless Insight in non-standard formats is your best bet
You can be more intentional with it, setting up top-decks and infinite combos with mana-reduction abilities plus cards that let you play from the top of your library
While the Orb punishes everyone at the table, slowing the game to a halt for everyone but the stax player whos planned around it, No Mercy simply greatly disincentivizes your opponents from attacking you , leaving them free to use their resources on another player