Blood Rite utilizes Vampires and sacrifice mechanics to build a powerful army, and Explorers of the Deep is a Merfolk-focused deck that accelerates explore and landfall effects for a synergistic strategy
You have to play the long game, and think about how you can use your resources to fight off three opponents Ill attack Gavin instead of you if you dont attack me next turn deal? is the kind of thing you hear plenty of. This shift from a duel to a free-for-all brawl significantly changes players strategies, and thus how cards in Commander Legends have been designed
Jaya is control and combo, the others are basically just combo and thus very clumsy cards to have in your draws
The Mariner is notably quite strong against Conflagrate, a card that usually takes Humanss lunch money and one of the biggest reasons the Dredge matchup is so challenging
Add in creatures like Walking Ballista that can abuse those counters, and youre in business
Aurelia, the Law Above swings, blocks, and against aggro probably draws a card and dissuades them from swinging in with the fifth weenie
