Operating from the shadows, but still at the highest levels of government, the Templar Knights are a near-mythic organization responsible for manipulating world governments from behind the scenes
Disclaimer This is a custom-curated fan project
If the monarch leaves the game during their turn, the next player in turn order becomes the monarch
That can depend on which of the trading card game's ink types you favour: do you like the fun combo potential of amethyst
Animar I wouldnt call it Secret Commander action or anything, but Animar, Soul of Elements is in the deck in order to make casting giant Hydras even more gigantic
Powerbalance checks off all the relevant boxes for me: its a callback to an awesome card from years past, it forces interaction (in other words, makes me have to pay attention to the game), it gives you free stuff, and it allows for fun top-deck manipulation