You can get crazier with cards like K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth or Necropotence, which allows you to dump your life total and cast cards for cheap, or you can play it safe with cards like Read the Bones or Bitter Triumph
At its center, Chimil, the life-giving god-star, but don't underestimate the dangers and wonders along the way
If you control Insectile Abberation, a Daze countering a removal spell is going to translate to three points of damage going to the opponents face
He also makes a weirdly good Dimir equipment Commander
Sirocco lets you force a player to choose between paying life or discarding their blue instants
It would appear that the combination of iconic characters, flipping into powerful Sagas, and one-of-a-kind art has allowed these prices to stay in the four figures