mtg burn deck commander Izzet Counter/Burn - Blue Red - Modern Legal - Custom Built - Magic The Gathering - What's a good burn commander/deck

That said, getting a flashback option that will slide comfortably into decks that want to keep wheeling and filling the yard is nice, and Snort will do that for you

Cost reduction in red opens up a lot of combo lines too, plus being an artifact matters for all sorts of red decks

just don't draw yourself to death

If Birthing Ritual's ability does trigger but you control no creatures when it tries to resolve, the ability will do nothing

You can also shortcut Etratas win condition completely by using the other cards which place hit counters: Ravenloft Adventurer and Mari, the Killing Quill

See our best budget commanders roundup for more cheap-to-build leaders in the same vein