Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte is a good way to give all your units a good head-start when it comes to counters
Vivi Ornitier's effect is so good, and can be copied onto other creatures (something Izzet Cauldron decks do in Standard), so they too can provide mana to make for explosive turns where you can play your entire hand and draw a bunch of cards
The card has some synergies with blinking and returning cards to your hand, and its a good target for web-slinging as well
Mike: Wall of Vapor, my latest Numot, the Devastator, and my twenty-seven-layer Aladdin's Ring
If youre looking for blues equivalent to Craterhoof Behemoth, Cyberdrive Awakener may be it
Adding wolves is less excitingIm a sucker for card draw in the command zone, but this commander wants elves for lots of counters, followed up with powerful payoffs like Shalai and Hallar and Craterhoof Behemoth to obliterate your opponents