I do think a focus on death triggers makes sense, so maybe Teysa Karlov and some Humans that replace themselves like Doomed Traveler, Hunted Witness and Imperious Oligarch could help you make a decent General Kudro deck
They have their place if you need actual cards instead of impulse draws because youre going for a kind of red draw-go build
I like it in multiple attack brews, aggro, tokens, and alongside Commanders that share combat damage triggers that you already invest in unblockable infrastructure like Whispersilk Cloak
Beyond the Black Lotus, other Power Nine cards have achieved historical records
In my own games, seeing a full suite of shocks on the table always feels satisfying
While there isn't a format where Tolarian Academy would be a fair Magic card, the fact that Urza's block and the Tempest block were basically broken piles of combo cards with tons of powerful artifacts didn't help matters