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You can increase your speed on the same turn that you set speed at 1 from 0, so its likely that you can ensure you draw 2 at the endstep the turn you play this, which is a pretty good rate all things considered
I can see Alrund being a flavorful Commander in his own right, but where hell truly shine is in an Eligeth, Crossroads Augur deck
Its Channel ability is extremely strong because it is an activated ability, not a spell that means it is almost uncounterable by counterspells, and it can play through stax pieces like Eidolon of Rhetoric or Rule of Law
And the number of cards actually involved in the combo is often lower than in combo decks without combos