Lost Caverns of Ixalan brings with it four Commander decks: Ahoy Mateys, Blood Rite, Explorers of the Deep and Veloci-Ramp-Tor
Hardest to evaluate blue common in OTJ for Limited This Shark Rogue does remind me of a slightly expensive Sarulfs Packmate, it will be interesting to see if this ends up being a very strong common or just a filler 4-drop that you play but are most often not happy about
If it stays on the board, it can also send monsters from the opponent's hand or the field to the GY, making it difficult for the opponent to come back in the match if they cannot deal with Apoqliphort Towers
Sometimes, the AI will use the move but I've never seen them searching for a basic energy
Yes, damage from either side of a double-faced commander counts toward commander damage
While only an allied cycle it didn't really matter given you can basically fix anything with them in concert with the original duals