mtg legal card list What If They Were Modern-Legal? Factoid: the most legal cards

You'd prefer the four bodies of Release the Dogs for Anthem effects like Glorious Anthem which is why this bad boy hits lower on my list

Oloro, Ageless Ascetic Oloro, Ageless Ascetic gives you free lifegain each turn, whether on the battlefield or in your command zone, making it a very good Esper commander, and specifically one of the best lifegain commanders

Alternatively, command the swarm with The Swarmlord , a legendary Tyranid that grows stronger with each attack

Fearless Fledgling (Uncommon) Flying in Limited typically creates huge advantages, especially when the creatures have a low casting cost like Fearless Fledgling