Unlike many other Esper commanders that focus on stax or control, Marneus thrives in a midrange strategy, drawing cards off treasure generation and assembling a variety of game-winning combos
Pull from Tomorrow doesnt give you the lifegain buffer as well, meaning you have to have already somewhat stabilized before taking a turn off to cast it, but the rewards are just as good
Density of removal can make this worse, since it does need to survive to a combat step to do anything, but Ive been finding it to be a solid performer thus far
Sometimes all you need is to hold counterspells and pass the turn with mana open, allowing you to use your commanders activated ability if nothing happens
Think about if you have 10 creatures out, 3 of which have life drain effects
The Japanese releases tend to feature unique foil patterns in their treatment on a more regular basis