Players could connect two Game Boys to trade with and fight each other
Atraxa, Praetors Voice Atraxa, Praetors Voice has been a wildly popular commander since its first printing
The other option is to take advantage of the direct damage, which is good in its own right to either finish off a damaged character or get them within range to be banished but also works with the likes of cards that benefit from being damaged - such as Scroop, Backstabber - that benefit from healing damage, like Rapunzel, Gifted Artist, or from damage being dealt: like Beast, Relentless.
But the steeper mana commitment, plus the fact Phenax technically does nothing on its own, locks it more into the role of build-around/win condition
Then I am running the flash, auto-equip, shroud for the round instead of indestructible to stop targeted things, and free unblockable Silver Shroud Costume
Its no Lapse of Certainty, but its cheaper and it cantrips, which aint nothing