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The only other upside I might see is with proliferate, but even with that strategy, the mana value seems too expensive and curve-unfriendly

Nowadays, blue doesnt get extra turns for two mana like Time WalkTime Walk

The alternate name has no effect on gameplay. If you put Thrum of the Vestige in your Commander deck, you're in fact putting in a Lightning Bolt as far as singleton deckbuilding rules go

That doesnt mean all the value in this set is just in One Ring

Deck box custom designed for commander (Magic the Gathering), for decks of 100 cards with sleeves

You have a "full party" if the number of creatures in your party is four (that is, you control a Cleric, a Rogue, a Warrior, and a Wizard, and they are four different creatures)