However, the Desert typing is crucial for some decks, and there exist Commander decks that don't mind a critical mass of cyclers, even if some are worse than others
Disciples of the Inferno Color Indicator: Red Creature Human Monk Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) If a noncreature source you control would deal damage to a creature, battle, or opponent, it deals that much damage plus 2 instead
Finally, theres energy a mechanic that introduces another resource to the game
If you're about to have an explosive turn where you make a ton of tokens, be they creature of artifacts, drop Haliya first to rack up the lifegain
Of course, you need a lot of investment, but it's an option if you ever want to venture on this route