Konami says the format is designed to make it easier for players to find the sets standout cards without having to dig through a more randomized spread
They had no problem playing deadly games of Duel Monsters, with their own lives hanging in the balance
Thalia and The Gitrog Monster Thalia and The Gitrog Monster is, in many ways, an improved The Gitrog Monster, combining the effects of that card with Thalia, Heretic Cathar on an awesome first strike and deathtouch body
If you control your commander, this card can often stack up favorably with green finishers like Overrun while also protecting your creatures, giving them lifelink, and keeping them untapped in case you cant finish off everyone in one big swing
Then, every time the equipped creature attacks, you can search your library for a basic land card
Use the other "Magician of Black Magic" to summon "Dark Magician of Destruction", who adds "Magician's Rod"