Maleficents Staff seems incredibly powerful for its cost of just two ink
There are lots of typal Commander decks too, from Edgar Markovs vampires to Krenko, Mob Boss goblins
This selective removal improves upon aristocrat strategies so much, as it means youll be able to strip out cleanly exactly what the problems are without going overboard with multiple edicts, turn after turn, until people run out of resources
Kaalia is a commander, almost never an inclusion in the 99, and being Modern-legal has meant nothing, she hasnt been featured in any Modern decks of relevance
Unyielding GatekeeperUnyielding Gatekeeper is nice for instant-speed spot removal, Pyrotechnic PerformerPyrotechnic Performer speeds the game along by lowering our opponents life totals, and Essence of AntiquityEssence of Antiquity provides a bit of quick protection and surprise blockers
It also means that all those extra Bird tokens will make your Commanders attack trigger a lot more potent on future turns