(If you want to learn more about Gladiator, and you definitely should, go here!) And since Commander is about doing the most obviously over the top stuff Magic can hold, and Standard frequently becomes about the most blatantly pushed stuff anyhow, this is probably a use-ful theory exercise on watching for the right kinds of cards
He loves it when you put counters on your Goblins, and any time you have one die you also get access to even more cards, which can result in some pretty incredible turns
until the aforementioned From The Vault: Twenty , the only showed up in one expansion and one short-lived box set
Are there decks that use the Felidar Guardian + Ephemerate + Preston, the Vanisher combo
Cards like Kokusho, the Evening Star and Gray Merchant of Asphodel are good for one-time bursts of life which can then easily be used to cast more spells or just keep you in the game
Four additional borderless cards can be found in the Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander set (OTC)