You are very free to look at different directions and strategies that work with your commander, but that aren't made obvious by the commander's keywords or abilities
With six slots left, I knew I wanted to add more creatures since my deck particularly wants them in the yard
Zendikar Rising was a bit tougher than previous sets, as the party and kicker mechanics dont translate well into eternal formats
Wizards of the Coast senior narrative designer and TMNT narrative design lead Crystal Frasier began the preview explaining her role in designing this set, stating, "We're incredibly lucky with TMNT that a lot of our artists were already huge fans of the property, so a lot of them went above and beyond." As Magic: The Gathering fans already know, every card has just a hint of storytelling happening, even outside of the sometimes-included flavor text, and that hasn't changed with this set
You could just see it as a version of the card, and thats absolutely fine