In a good night of Commander for my playgroup, I will win 1 X games, where X is the number of players at the table
So the game is generally not paid to win, but its more pay to have a variety of different powerful decks
The Magic: The Gathering card Beacon of Immortality has become a mainstay in one of the most distinct EDH decks from the Final Fantasy UB release
I spent most of last year talking about Modern Horizons 2
7 Rhyperior A Diamond In The Rough On a surface level, Rhyperior feels like a negative on all fronts
Selfless Savior, Skrelv, Defector Mite, and Mother of Runes are examples of mana-free protection that we can cast before casting our commander (protection from color can also double as evasion!), and we also have cards like Brass Squire which can equip protection for free