mtg commander 2017 precon Crush your enemies The 5 Most Valuable Commander

While you do lose access to a lot of the strong mono-white and Orzhov lifegain cards, black supplies enough draining cards to support the theme relatively well

and if you use this ability, you have to attack this turn if able, which is okay - you want to smash in anyway, right

Pitiless Carnage is the one card in the set that is soooooo much better for plot being face up

Soldevi Adnate Although many know this effect from the somewhat recent Illuminor Szeras, Soldevi Adnate is older and cheaper

By the time you play this you are likely to have 1 or 2 basics already played

Giving your entire board indestructible blanks most removal and forces opponents to find completely different answers