Each player gains 3 life.
Obviously that all gets thrown out if you play a desert-centric commander like Yuma, Proud Protector or Hazezon, Shaper of Sand, but its better to analyze these cards on their own and not in the context of an individual card that makes them much, much better
Focus on creatures with high toughness rather than raw power
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Each time a creature with a -1/-1 counter dies, youll draw a card, and thats a nice incentive to build a deck around