At 8 mana and with such heavy black requirements he is rarely cast instead preferring to be cheated into play but with cards like Dark Ritual and Lake of the Dead and 8 mana card is at its second most realistic for being cast in black
I think what is clear is that maybe combo or a solid engine is just not something he wants to go up against
This metric works well as a blanket, but it's still difficult to take a given card in a typical Commander night and distinguish between a really good synergy and a Game Changer
Beyond just being a staple, Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER is perhaps the best Aristocrats card weve ever seen in MTG
For example, Barren Moor is a value land you can cycle if you dont need to play it, Field of Ruin allows your mana base to interact with your opponent's, and Raging Ravine becomes a creature to apply pressure
In regards to building it, I want to give a shoutout to my friend Robert Stanley who helped me in playtesting as well as Stephen Dykman, who helped me figure out the best build despite not choosing to play the deck over the weekend