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In Commander, Rowan is better in some ways as the Commander since life lost this turn is easier to pay for free with things like Phyrexian mana costs or cycling Street Wraith

Vigilance, haste, flying, menace, and lifelink are a handful of examples

Even discounting Skullclamp ($1.99) and Sol Ring (which is in every Commander 2017 deck but, as the most played card in Commander, is still worth $3.27, even with a ton of reprintings), the Vampire deck is overflowing with artifact value, with Door of Destinies being the single most valuable colorless card in in Commander 2017 at just under $6, along with Well of Lost Dreams and Blade of the Bloodchief, both coming in between $3 and $4

Aetherize is another option for this kind of effect, though returning creatures to hand is much less impactful