Lastly, Storm, Force of Nature gives the keyword whenever it deals combat damage to a player, making it a fun Temur commander
Whenever Xyris deals combat damage to a player, you and that player each draw that many cards
Since he saves the day when things are looking bad, this is represented by his first ability by costing (2) less, the more enemies that show up
This got me thinking about other decks we've played, and I realized that skimping on lands is one of the most common deck-building mistakes brewers make
Geosurge is still good enough to drop a big finisher (Inferno Titan, Wurmcoil Engine, maybe Balefire Dragon if you want to get cute) on turn 4, but that requires having both the enabler and the big creature in your starting 10 -- and remember that contemporary mono-red doesn't really have filtering or card draw