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Kalonian Hydra: Kill it or else

The Gitrog Monster Lands commanders like The Gitrog Monster that allow you to play extra lands are always helpful for triggering landfall abilities or any other land-based abilities

And lets be honest: Who among us hasnt been bailed out by using D-Tutor as a Sylvan Scrying to hit our third land drop

The extra removal when this Balrog dies nearly guarantees that you trade with another commander, or that you nab another as part of the collateral damage

Its definitely possible to cut more cards for some exciting alternatives, but thats really only necessary if were pushing the deck in a different direction

Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix might not seem really powerful, but being able to run additional draw spells to try to set yourself up to be able to tap Kydele, make some extra mana, and then cast the 8-CMC Brinelin makes sense to me