A card that I expected to see a lot more play and I have seen some, but not as much as I expected was Venat, Verhey said
The rest are not quite that good, mostly just overcosted beef, like Anaba Bodyguard, or the strangely blue Labyrinth Minotaur
But your win conditions with black commanders most often come through creatures
Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Simic Signet, and Talisman of Unity provide vital mana acceleration

First up, here's a rank of the legendary creatures whose reprints are a price increase, sorted roughly by current price of the original printing: Thrasios, Triton HeroThrasios, Triton Hero Urza, Lord High ArtificerUrza, Lord High Artificer Yawgmoth, Thran PhysicianYawgmoth, Thran Physician Najeela, the Blade-BlossomNajeela, the Blade-Blossom Atraxa, Grand UnifierAtraxa, Grand Unifier Isshin, Two Heavens as OneIsshin, Two Heavens as One Vial Smasher the FierceVial Smasher the Fierce Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowYuriko, the Tiger's Shadow Kenrith, the Returned KingKenrith, the Returned King Teferi, Mage of ZhalfirTeferi, Mage of Zhalfir K'rrik, Son of YawgmothK'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Syr Konrad, the GrimSyr Konrad, the Grim Traxos, Scourge of KroogTraxos, Scourge of Kroog Captain Lannery StormCaptain Lannery Storm Danitha Capashen, ParagonDanitha Capashen, Paragon Fynn, the FangbearerFynn, the Fangbearer And the following is the remaining 20 legendary creatures, again sorted roughly by the price of the original printing

Fog + Holy Day + Darkness Ive talked down about Fog and similar effects like Holy Day and Darkness, but they have one advantage over many cards that introduce modality or add more text to prevent all combat damage: Theyre incredibly efficient