Our backup commander is Cayth, Famed MechanistCayth, Famed Mechanist, a 3/3 Dwarf Artificer for four mana that has fabricate 1 (when she enters you can give her a +1/+1 counter or create a 1/1 Servo token) and also gives all of your other nontoken creatures fabricate 1 as well
Most stock tuck cartons, countertop boxes, and display trays are designed around this footprint
The deck was pretty much just the Modern list with Artifact Lands and Stoneforge Mystic - cards banned in the Modern format at the time
And they do, indeed, counter most things
It pulls back what you want, and can dodge interaction by activating a second or even third time
There are a lot of powerful synergies in the deck, but it isnt quite as outwardly insane as the others weve seen