No other Magic creature can populate the board as efficiently and early as the Sergeant
This means that if you somehow do lose the Initiative, if Seasoned Dungeoneer is alive, you can simply attack with it and take the Initiative right back, with some added Explore value on top of it
The trick is simply starting with a commander whose game plan you can explain in a single breath
We have one more way for new players to get into the game TOP-SECRET TEFERI FACT #5: Teferi went back in time and prevented this fact from ever being written in the first place
While sitting a four-mana might be a bit tough and does restrict you from playing many artifacts of your own, being able to wipe the board will likely be worth running one or two of these in your deck
An angler fishes up strange creatures, a witch has black cats and cauldrons, etc