Time counters are usually found on cards with suspend and vanishing, but may be found on other cards as well
Also, they are likely to tack on a Star City Premium (and I dont mean the kind where they charge you money to watch Todd Anderson videos), because most people simply wouldnt know where else to find these types of cards
Lastly, Talrand is one of the more budget-friendly Commanders since you dont need hallmark spells to make the strategy work
If the Level 0 is using this as a finisher in a creature-heavy deck, the Level 1 is making it a creature deck full of recursive creatures to take advantage of the self-mill
Now let us look closely on the second Cultivator of Blades ability: Whenever Cultivator of Blades attacks, you may have other attacking creatures get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is Cultivator of Blades's power
It's important for everyone to understand that black didn't make the world greedy