A pretty foil would connect with the rest of the card in the best possible way, and sometimes it does that
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest Rendmaw, Creaking Nest gives opponents goaded crows that are too scared to attack you the Rendmaw owner, and it makes for a game with good momentum that all players appreciate
Together, Ruby and Amethyst create a fast, high-pressure deck that feels rewarding for players who enjoy outsmarting their rivals with perfectly timed plays
You can load them up with counters, double those counters with things like Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider, slap on some equipment like Sword of Fire and Ice, or enchant your unblockable creatures with Eldrazi Conscription and the like
Top commanders: Artifacts Build around artifact synergies
One of the godfathers of Magic writing, Jamie Wakefield, famously championed his Mono-Green Secret Force, for extremely hip battling with Natural Order fueling Turn 3 Verdant Forces