With Skilled Combatant, whenever Robin Hood, Champion of Sherwood banishes another character in a challenge then the player automatically gains two lore
For decks with three or more colors, where you might only be able to afford a small number of MDFCs since you'll need most of your lands to either be basics (for ramping / tutoring purposes) or tap for multiple colors of mana, the best MDFCs are Bala Ged Recovery (seriously, if you have green mana in your deck, play this card), Valakut Awakening, Hagra Mauling, and Ondu Inversion, along with the mythic cycle, which is almost always good if you can afford another land that only taps for a single color of mana
Not only will I draw 5-6 cards, Ill also end up gaining 20+ life
It was also one of the first Abzan commanders available
Vinereap Mentor A 2-mana 3/2 that gives you a Food token when it enters and when it dies
Ramp : Ramp decks want to build enough mana to cast powerful cards that are too much for opponents to deal with