While it normally taps for red, you can exert it to grant haste to one or two creature spellsperfect for curving into threats that need to swing right away
She will always trigger from casting a Commander from the Command Zone, after all
Prior to Lorcanas development and release, publishers Ravensburger had great success with their Disney Villainous board game series, which features numerous villains vying for dominance, with players working against each other in totally asymmetrical ways
Smuggler's Share is a great option because it both catches you up on draws cards and makes treasures in the way, but it has a limit to the amount you can do that a turn
In the right deck its a more impactful Gray Merchant of Asphodel, giving you some reach and helping you close the game through board stalls
Your chief concern when it comes to Maleficent, however, is going to be protecting her