You can increase your speed on the same turn that you set speed at 1 from 0, so its likely that you can ensure you draw 2 at the endstep the turn you play this, which is a pretty good rate all things considered
Its Channel ability is extremely strong because it is an activated ability, not a spell that means it is almost uncounterable by counterspells, and it can play through stax pieces like Eidolon of Rhetoric or Rule of Law
I can see Alrund being a flavorful Commander in his own right, but where hell truly shine is in an Eligeth, Crossroads Augur deck
Who cares if you both draw a card if you can stop everything they do
Mono-colored cycling lands are a great addition to mono-colored decks and any deck that cares about discarding cards or having lands in your graveyard
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