Checks and Balances is yet another counterspell effect, but it's only in a game with three or more players and more than one player must basically agree to counterspell the third player's spell or whatnot
Both Starter Deck boxes come with a ready-to-play deck of 60 cards (including 2 foil cards), 11 damage counters, a paper playmat, a paper tracker token, game rules, and a booster pack (made up of 11 random cards from Shimmering Skies)
I have such a deep love for it that having the regular card versions in the deck doesnt do it justice
Players quickly flocked to him due to his balance of politics and card draw, and to this day, Edric decks are still very powerful in Commander
If your commander itself is a source of card advantage, then you can get away with a lower number here