Lets look at kicker, and take Vines of Vastwood as an example
You can use cards like these to maximize these tokens sticking around: Cadric, Soul Kindler Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Feldon of the Third Path 4 Neriv, Heart Of The Storm Dont Be Hasty A cheaper Dragon with a powerful effect, Neriv, Heart of the Storm is a Mardu commander that has a strong haste-themed effect
So, in normal circumstances he won't buff himself, which is why there isn't the word other
Skullclamp does feel like the only really high powered option on offer
It won't check whether its owner controls their commander
Lorwyn Eclipsed ended up with thirteen kindred cards: a common colorless artifact, an uncommon cycle, two uncommon reprints, and a rare multicolor Command cycle