While the Ruby Amethyst Bounce matchup is definitely difficult, the core of the deck is good into the rest of the metagame, giving you upwards of ten flex slots to work towards improving your bad matchup.
The reprints are cards from the games earliest expansions that would have otherwise rotated from the Core Constructed format
The synergies here just feel really good and in honesty, the commanders could be interchangeable in this kind of deck
Alpharael, Stonechosen Im not really seeing it with this stat line at this cost, but people have pointed out how easy it is to take a player out with Alpharael, Stonechosen and a life loss doubler like Wound Reflection
When paired with late-game mana ramp, a Roil Elemental can be used to steal several key creatures from an opponent, potentially swinging the game in your favor
It features in cubes the world around, and though its time in Nic Fit and other Legacy decks has long since passed, it now finds a home as one of the more popular creatures in the Premodern format, where players can still enjoy classic deck The Rock