The One Rings card draw ability is by itself excellent, but what makes it shine is that it buys you time
Hazel of the Rootbloom, the Golgari commander heading the Squirreled Away Bloomburrow Commander precon, rewards the aspiring token player with more mana than theyll know what to do with
City of Brass makes you take one damage when it is tapped and can give you one mana of any color in return and, likewise, Mana Confluence adds one mana of any color but has the requirement of paying one life
(When this equipment enters create a colorless 1/1 Hero creature token and attach this to it.) Equipped creature gets +3/+2 and is a Warrior in addition to it's other types
Heart of Kiran takes a hit since Thorn Lieutenant cant outright crew it, but this impressive card replaces itself if destroyed, cant be targeted or pushed around by aggressive creatures, and it protects from flooding late in the game by providing a 6/7 attacker fore five mana