Captain counts creatures in your hand, deck, and graveyard, but not in play or in exile
Speaking of Lord of Change, there are very few cards in the game that have such a strong enters the battlefield trigger
I think theres something to be said for a deck where the commander really takes a back seat for most of the game, even beyond the cool lore parallel to Saurons role in the books
Once Screaming Nemesis's last ability causes it to deal damage to a player, that player won't be able to gain life for the rest of the game
They didnt understand why the players enjoyed it. While the tournament and its wacky formats and cards that winners could be in are now a thing of the past, card reissues and the occasional odd tournament format change keeps the Invitational Tournament spirit alive in Magic and continues to give hope to newer players that one day they too may draw a card to defeat their opponent that is themselves in Magic creature form.
Looting (drawing and discarding) is usually a solid mechanic