Following confirmation of its release date, early card previews, and product lineup at MagicCon Las Vegas, we now know that there will be no Magic: The Gathering Commander precon decks for The Hobbit
Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant The perfect curve here is to play Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant beholding a dragon, getting a Treasure, and in the next turn you cast a 4-mana dragon, while attacking with a 3/3 flying Sarkhan
On a more positive note, I think he was the good guy for a while when Simic Flash was on a rampage, and he does shut off Embercleave, so he has that going on
Tayam plays with counters, but in a way that is much different from traditional counter-based strategies