What makes him stand out in comparison to other competitive mono-blue generals, such as Arcum Dagsson or Azami, Lady of Scrolls (other than being significantly less expensive to build!), is that Talrand, Sky Summoner can devote many more card slots to stopping his opponents from winning than the former two
With Triskaidekaphobia in the game, everyone with 13 life immediately loses the game , with the enchantment slowly bringing players ever closer to the deadly number
The edict aspect is certainly worse than the other two modes on the Charm combined, often just worse than four damage alone, and it is sorcery
Nothing but good things to say
It has a spot on the infamous Reserved List, where cards can never be reprinted, which obviously makes supply an issue and price spikes more likely
But if youre one of the many players who doesnt have a mono red Commander deck, the lack of cards like this is the reason why