Those decks are fine with that since they're often built to win that way, but cards that give the pilot a slight edge like this are refreshing
Archivist of Oghma, Faerie Mastermind & Ledger Shredder all give you card draw that scales with what your opponents are doing, which is fantastic
Stalwart Shield-Bearers As with each theme, one should expect a lord for it, and in defenders case, Stalwart Shield-Bearers acts as a primary example to buff all your defenders
And we see this in some of the most popular Mono Red commander options on EDHREC: Red is very good at Burn, and three of the top Burn commanders come with built-in resiliency to removal -- Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might, Solphim, Mayhem Dominus, Purphoros, God of the Forge -- which is especially good since Red has basically no good answers to board wipes