Commanding Conclusion Jerren, Corrupted Bishop | Illustration by Yongjae Choi As you can see, while lifegain and recursion are among the most common ways to build around cleric commanders, there are many other abilities they can bring to the table, especially with the introduction of backgrounds
Second, if you do manage to defeat the Battle, it transforms into a powerful Planeswalker
If I had to list some honorable mentions, they would be as follows: Cavalier of Flame for its role with Fires of Invention Brine Elemental for its role in Pickles Guile for its role in Sonic Boom Fulminator Mage for blowing up all the lands All of the cool Shadowmoor elementals, like Ashenmoor Gouger and Plumeveil (and, hey, I guess Fulminator Mage!) So that's that
If you do, that Background functions as a second commander for your deck
Donatellos Technique Donatello's Technique exists in a similar space as Chart a Course as a cheap card draw spell that rewards aggression