While many of Premoderns cheaper cards established meaningful prices in just weeks, the formats most expensive spells are now in another realm entirely
Madison Li, and shell just do it better
Their creatures dominate yours in combat, so removing the first few is very important because you need to make it hard for them to take an aggressive posture
Anje Falkenrath One could argue that madness is the quintessential discard mechanic, which would make Anje Falkenrath the quintessential discard commander, and I wont argue with you
This is a somewhat situational card as mono-colored decks are less popular in Commander, but it's absolutely brutal when it works
Every single turn, Atraxa can tick up your planeswalkers, accelerate your sagas, buff your creatures, accumulate poison, increase your energy, or any number of other powerful effects