Discounting activated abilities of of lands you control by 1 is pretty significant and makes cards like Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx (currently ruining lives in Pioneer in a mono-green deck, coincidentally) and Cabal Coffers that much easier to abuse
[c]Jaya Ballard[/c]s second ability is a cheap way to discard cards that arent useful and draw new ones instead
For example, if a card exiled with Norin's last ability is a creature card without flash, you may cast that creature spell only during your main phase while the stack is empty
Even outside of storm decks, these are still good cards for red Commander decks looking for a leg up for their mana
So, the deck plays quite well, even with Hakbal in play
If you have a lower land count than any opponent then you can tutor up three basic lands on your upkeep