Shanid and Dihada go hand-in-hand (especially because they were in the same precon, with The Reaver Cleaver
Youll know straight away if youre going to need to rip out artifacts or wipe an early board of creatures, and given that both modes deal with the predominant early-game value accrual engines, its almost never a dead card
Add Mystical Archive reprints, five tuned precons, and meaningful land upgrades, and SOS feels like an instant Commander staple set
Zedruu the Greathearted There are a ton of black cards that you want to be able to give people, like Demonic Pact
The combination of first strike and deathtouch slaughters virtually any creature strategy while the combination of pressure and card advantage puts your opponent on the backfootespecially if you play this early with Llanowar Elves
Pako exiles cards with fetch counters, but they can only be played with Haldan