Why Commander Is One of the Best Ways to Start Magic Magic: The Gathering has many formats Standard, Modern, Pioneer, Draft, Sealed, Pauper, Legacy, Vintage, Brawl, and more
As far as color pairs, Izzet provides Blue the most options
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon One of the more hated dragons on this list, Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon uses the dreaded Infect mechanic, meaning it can give poison counters to players, which can kill them swiftly
They don't always have flavor text, but when they do, it allows Wizards to directly inject the important story beats onto the cards
Think more Legacy than Commander
There's a guy in the local playgroup who does this with a most politely evil smile