Mass Manipulation can be a clunky spell, but with just four blue mana and a beefy Vadrik, you can steal most of the board
A token cant be a commander because its not a card
Gone are the days people would run commanders just because they were the colours they wanted access to Card advantage every top commander provides card advantage in some way, whether its literally drawing cards, card selection via scrying or similar, bringing cards back from the graveyard, tutoring, or even producing permanents such as tokens
Proliferate Eventually, opponents will block your creatures even if it means losing their own
I've written about the best art in the game, and it's never easy to pick just ten or so cards
This card was a favorite of many Izzet Spells players because it only took a few turns to push Spellgorger Weird to impressive sizes