If an effect says to set a player's life total to a number that's higher than the player's current life total while Giant Cindermaw is on the battlefield, the player's life total doesn't change
Every ninjutsu ability you activate draws you a card, which is pretty darn efficient when you consider that ninjutsu doesnt cost any cards in the first place
There are times when I want to run Goblin Bombardment or other sacrificial or "Do something with a dork" but they require a certain threshold of creatures in your deck to function
If a card does not appear on this list, but is a good fit for your deck, play it
The alternate Commander, Kianne, just sounds like way too much work in practice
The mana generated with Arena of Glory's last ability can be spent on anything, not just creature spells