Noble Lord of the Nazgul controls the game in this deck full of card drawing, counterspells, and removal, instants and sorcies which trigger the abilities of the commander and a cast of other creatures - all with a balance of Lord of the Rings lore and proven Magic staples
Compare that to popular Elves like Yeva, Nature's Herald (4983), Timberwatch Elf (1689), Ezuri, Renegade Leader (2019), and Edric, Spymaster of Trest (4362)
Sure, they're often paired with abilities that mesh with noncreature spells, or card draw, or outright winning the game, still tons of Wizards across Magic's history fit no apparent mold
9 Rise Of The Floodborn More Like Rise Of The Steelsongs Introduces the 'Resist' attribute, which enables a character to tank damage