The only reason Zulaport Cutthroat beat out Blood Artist is that it is a 1/1 rather than a 0/1, and has three creature types that can all work well in black Commander decks, over Blood Artist's lone Vampire typing
They gain trample, lifelink, and haste until end of turn
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn A solid card draw option on the front side with a decent body, that in the late game is unconditional removal and becomes an indestructible card draw engine
It's a strategy of attrition that forces your opponent to play out all of their cards while you continuously oppress their board until eventually, they run out of resources
These include Power Conduit, O'aka, Traveling Merchant, and Garnet, Princess of Alexandria
Magic: the Gathering Final Fantasy Universes Beyond Mechanics As with the MagicCon: Las Vegas teaser and Duskmourn previews, Magic: The Gathering kicked things off by revealing a host of cards and mechanics that will launch with the upcoming Final Fantasy set