Wastewood Verge works fast because it enters untapped, and chances are you only need one other land to help this Wastewood be equal to a Bayou
In comparison, Storm, Force of Nature suddenly seems pretty meh
This is very different, and creates an unusual take on a Commander to build around
Your commander's power grows with every legendary artifact and enchantment, allowing you to summon an unstoppable army of altered Demigods onto the battlefield
It was also one of the defenses against Necropotence decks, since you could shrug off discard and if they played Necropotence they wouldn't get the Mine card
Here's an abridged version of the meeting notes that Bill distributed after the meeting: From: Rose, Bill Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 9:22 AM To: Rosewater, Mark