It felt out of place for nonblack creatures to have fear and R&D also wanted to apply the same evasion ability coherently to other colors, namely red and green
Mirkwood ElkMirkwood Elk is a pretty powerful recursion engine for decks looking to recover some dead Elves
Yes, there's people crazy enough to fill out an entire deck with Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents, slapping a commander like Thassa, God of the Sea, Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep, or (my favorite!) Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle, and then smashing face with giant sea monsters
Zapdos is resistant to Fighting, so don?t play too many, but pack a few for his Electabuzz?s
If your commander is in your hand and you have a way to give it cycling or it already has cycling, you can cycle it
The opponents Solitude cast on your turn (but before the end step) that exiles our Amalgam or Ox will do the work too