One of the biggest payoffs an Aristocrats deck has is the ability to drain and gain
Thats healthy for well-rounded gameplay
Is the Reserved List a necessary evil that protects the hobby, or a destructive policy
Each Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Commander Deck also contains a Collector Booster Sample Pack
For most decks, being restricted to only cards that cost three or more means that Keruga, the Macrosage has the same exact issue as Gyruda, Doom of Depths: you only get to play a single card over the first three turns of the game, leaving you in a position where you're often dead to aggressive decks (this gets even worse in older formats, which are faster and place a higher value on efficiency)
All of them have some story, abilities, and strength to add to decks