While plenty other high mana, high impact creatures are available, building a Commander deck with the aim of melding Brisela is such a fun concept, and shouldn't cost as much as it currently does
You could easily have replaced this card with the VSTAR or even the V version of Lugia as they all have stunning artwork
These cards are not only visually stunning but also hold impressive market value, reflecting their desirability and investment potential
Here's how the deck looks with the upgrades added: Further Upgrades Some ideas for higher budget: Contagion Engine best missing proliferate engine Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon best missing standalone poison creature Better manabase includes Farseek, fetches, you know the stuff If you're dead-set on having Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa as your commander and want to power up the deck even further, it's hard to argue that the deck would work better under Atraxa, Praetors' Voice: the commander itself is more powerful at the same mana value, better at protecting yourself, and the proliferate ability can yield up to 3 poison counters per turn as opposed to Ixhel's 2