With the release of this year's new set, we get the arrival of the Kings of Meletis. There's a lot of talk about group hug, but I find that to sorely uninspired. There has been talk about a competitive version of this deck, so might as well begin the discussion here with what others are thinking.
I feel that this card can be worked around. It doesn't have a built-in punishment for group drawing like Nekusar, the Mindrazer has, but it can be worked around. It doesn't include B but there are ways to punish your opponents for putting lands on the battlefield or drawing cards in those color combinations. You can make it a lose/lose situation for opponents while it's a win/win for you. It's definitely not 100% noble grouphug; you have to definitely build around it. I see cards like Ankh of Mishra, Lifegift, Shattered Angel, Tectonic Instability, and Zo-Zu the Punisher to hurt opponents for playing lands (though the deck should've had more cards like this instead of those lackluster legends with partner). I would also put cards like Consecrated Sphinx and Mind's Eye. However, notice that the amount of cards that would punish opponents for the bonuses provided by K&T are very limited when the deck has 99 cards. To make it very unfair would require convoluted combinations like Jace, Unraveler of Secrets's emblem + Omen Machine. The deck needs some more punishment in order to screw over opponents for drawing and/or dropping lands. Again, the lack of B means that options are very limited. Since opponents are being allowed to ramp or draw, you could possibly add massive land destruction while you have ways to recover. I dunno, but without much support, this commander is just a completely grouphug one without a viable punishment route for opponents. Or, you could just steal all their lands with Gilt-Leaf Archdruid.
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Trying to think of brewing a good start:
Winter Orb
Smokestack
Modern
Commander
Cube
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