You do need a mana base that casts your commander on time, consistently
1995 Pokemon Japanese Topsun Charizard, Scarce Blue Back Approximate worth: $493,230 The 1995 designation of this card refers to the copyright
Burn likes creatures like Monastery Swiftspear, Guttersnipe, or Thermo-Alchemist given the non-creature nature of regular burn spells, though some of these types of creatures also fit into dedicated aggro decks
The cards efficiency drops considerably when targeting one or two mana spells, which has made EEs prevalency in Modern very dependent on the metagame
It doesn't outright win you games, but it's friggin' awesome
Virtue of Persistence Virtue of Persistences adventure is a pretty cheap removal spell and can take out some decent early game threats