Therell be a mix of low mana value permanents that give us 1 life at a time, more expensive permanents with higher amounts of life gain, and a few one-shot big life bursts
The main commander, Zurgo Stormrender, rewards you for your token sacrifices, letting you draw a card when a token leaves the battlefield while attacking, or making each opponent lose a life if it does not
Its clearly good in any black creature-based deck thats not Human Tribal
Assuming that you can get around the tough Grixis casting cost requirements, this is a two-for-one almost every time you play it regardless of what happens next
Power stones, pure and un-flawed
There's a good engine, as well as enough cards that are individually powerful enough to make things work when it's not coming together