In a blog, Mark Rosewater, lead designer on the game, said that it is counter-intuitive to have the Ring bring in-game positive effects, but it was the only way to get players to actually interact with it
Most decks will require 3-5 Lands to get going as plenty of Commanders fall within this cost range
Eruth, Tormented Prophet I like when cards of a certain color combo feel very akin to a different color identity
I prefer playmats to have a stitched edge
You'll still need five or more creatures in play, so a single Niv-Mizzet Reborn doesn't quite work, but it's still a dream worth striving for, and a different axis for dragon decks to play on
It can be a powerful win condition in green ramp decks with a simple Garruk's Uprising in play, or in a deck when you can give it haste