Urza, Lord High Artificer isnt a commander that's here to play fair: It's one of the top cEDH commanders (which is even more impressive given the hard time mono-colored commanders have at the highest tier), and it already has another crazily priced printing: Its Mystery Booster 2 version hovers around $380
If you play it into a board where you have no threats and they have one guy or two small guys, can the Planeswalker keep itself alive
Its the kind of play that wins games
Inevitably, the core, game-winning cards in those decks immediately spike in value
(While theyre phased out, theyre treated as though they dont exist
Chandra, Hopes Beacon ($25) Most of the Izzet legendary creatures for Commander want you to be casting lots of instants and sorceries, and this Chandra is an auto-include for such decks