A mono-color commander can work perfectly well with just basics, even in Bracket 1 or 2, with a small pinch of utility lands that may fit your strategy (like Secret Tunnel to make sure you don't get blocked)
In addition to letting you cast more powerful spells more quickly, you can sink all that mana into your Clues
(Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.) Creature - Fox Samurai Protection (CTRL to add secondary) Pump Pump (CTRL to add secondary) Ramp Keeper of the Accord At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player controls more creatures than you, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token
You can then upgrade your first precon over time and get a feel for the deckbuilding process
You can use permission spells, removal spells, blocking creatures, or any number of other tools in order to do this
The fact that it has built-in protection in the form of basically Hexproof