Its because of Commander
When High Tide got unbanned, I gave that a serious shot, roughly 150 matches, before the meta caught up and players began dedicating 8 or more sideboard slots just to beat it
Although black can reduce a player's life total directly, most notably with cards like Bump in the Night, and although those cards often are put into decks named burn in some ways, thats a very different effect
Synergy, Griefing, Staples, Building a Doran Deck ) Commander Starter Kits 1 (kick start your allied two-color decks for $25) Commander Starter Kits 2 (kick start your enemy two-color decks for $25) Commander Starter Kits 3 (kick start your shard three-color decks for $25) Commander write-ups Ive done (and links to decklists) : Zurgo Bellstriker (Bellstriking Like a Boss) Dragonlord Ojutai (Troll Shroud) Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund (Dragons, Megamorphs, and Dragons) Dromoka, the Eternal (One Flying Bolster Basket) Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest (Tempests and Teapots) Tasigur, the Golden Fang (Hatching Evil Sultai Plots) Scion of the Ur-Dragon (Dragon Triggers for Everyone) Nahiri, The Lithomancer (Lithomancing for Fun and Profit) Titania, Protector of Argoth (Titanias Land and Elemental Exchange) Reaper King (All About VILLAINOUS WEALTH) Feldon of the Third Path (She Will Come Back to Me) Sidisi, Brood Tyrant (Calling Up Ghouls with Sidisi) Zurgo Helmsmasher (Two Times the Smashing) Anafenza, the Foremost (Anafenza and Your Restless Dead) Narset, Enlightened Master (The New Voltron Overlord) Surrak Dragonclaw (The Art of Punching Bears) Avacyn, Guardian Angel
If so, what case would you end up buying
