Even if Wizards of the Coast staff is working hard to have all archetypes and colors at the same power level in a set, it is rarely the case
Apple of Eden, Isu Relic The Apple is notably very difficult to use for webcam Commander play like Spelltable, but I love these sorts of cards for in-person Commander, since they scale so nicely with whatever power level your pod is playing
Often they are better than the one drops but they are so much less frequently needed that they have significantly lower value
The Amass mechanic allows the player to create an Army creature token, which represents many creatures in one
But if youre reanimating a 1-drop over and over again and netting energy, this again seems as good as the energy deck if it wants black
sometimes you can tap your Commander to pay for various costs and still gain that extra creature