But, it's not just about flooding the board with a bunch of 1/1s
There is the risk that some decks out there don't have any spells they won't be able to cast, but the loss in such a case is the mana required to make him work more than the opportunity cost of a larger creature
Saruman, the White Hand 8
Paradox is the mechanic that this deck revolves around, and its an offbeat but exceptionally useful ability
"Delve" means "For each generic mana in this spell's total cost, you may exile a card from your graveyard rather than pay that mana." The delve ability isn't an additional or alternative cost and applies only after the total cost of the spell with delve is determined
What you get with this commander is the ability to copy cheap instants, sorceries, and enchantments from your opponents graveyards