The magic of Kaalia is that commanding dragons is just one of its part-time jobs, with angel commander and demon commander being the other two and nearly every Magic set features some new dragon, demon, or angel, so this amazing Mardu card always has fresh new toys to play with, and its just as threatening now as it was in the early days of EDH
The reason I play some mix of counters in this build is because not only are cards like The Abyss devastating against you, but sometimes the best route to victory is to cast one or two monsters and then simply counter the first removal spell, and your opponent will be dead in a few turns
I think that this card is a serious contender even for some cEDH decks
Mega Blaziken ex Greninja Using only Fire energy, Heatmor or Castform Sunny can start dealing damage especially when paired with a Stadium for Burn
Additionally, two new monster Zones - The "Extra Monster Zones" were introduced between the 2nd and 4th columns between the two sides of the board, used exclusively for summoning monsters from the extra deck, and not belonging to a given player until occupied
