Aside from Countryside Crusher and arguably Chandras Phoenix, for such an aggressive and combat-oriented color reds threes arent the strongest fighters (Manic Vandal, Imperial Recruiter, and Squee arent the best fighters, as good as they are)
Those decks often set up for many turns by simply ramping more lands into play, and Iridescent Vinelasher is both an alternate win-con and an easy way to set up the magic number of 18 life that Valakut needs to combo kill a player in Modern
Cold-Eyed Selkie Though Cold-Eyed Selkie doesnt reference +1/+1 counters directly, you rarely find it outside those decks
Commanders like Winota and Kaalia want to be in play on turn three to start accruing value
From "Erhnam-geddon" to "Prison" to "White Weenie," white decks will never be the same without this mass-land-destruction spell
For now, though, go take that first step out your door, Samwise Gamgee - and just see where you'll get swept off to The best MTG Lord of the Rings commanders are: 10