A well known fact, from the days before you had to play with sleeves, was also that the first printings of Mirage was far more glossy than other sets (same with some printings of Antiquities), which made Mirage lands sough after by semi-cheaters who wanted to be able to see if the top card of their library was a basic land
Its no surprise that Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus is heavily played in EDH given that it combines these two mechanics
And can it win
Tidus, Zanarkand Fayth (Thrasios, Triton Hero) You'd be hard-pressed to see Thrasios played anywhere other than low-powered Merfolk Commander decks, but the Final Fantasy X cover art is the big selling point here
This state-based action doesn't use the stack.
One of the wildest cards you can play in this deck is Eldrazi Conscription, giving two of your creatures +10/+10, trample, and the absurdly powerful annihilator 2