Two types of players pilot The Beamtown Bullies: those that want to play some chaotic group hug strategy, and those who want to gift their opponents self-destructive cards like Leveler and Eater of Days
Extra turns can still be created while Gerrard's Hourglass Pendant is on the battlefield
"Pauper is a special format because it's one of the easiest and most accessible MTG formats around," says Partlow
Last year, New Capenna Commander brought Commander fans their very first legendary Phoenix: Syrix, Carrier of the Flame
For the record, Mark and I both favor either removing the second rule (so we could put a common Leonardo in a set and have him not be legendary, as the commons generally don't make for exciting commanders anyway) or creating a new term or symbol that means "I'm a specific character and can lead a Commander deck, but I don't trigger the legend rule." Our quest continues, but for now we'll continue to evaluate characters based on their recognizability and remove legendary from a few where there's any kind of plausible "they're not the only one" status that justifies us changing their name
Its also fine to make those things a little more difficult