Rod of Absorption

Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, exile it instead of putting it into a graveyard as it resolves.
{X}, {T}, Sacrifice Rod of Absorption: You may cast any number of spells from among cards exiled with Rod of Absorption with total mana value X or less without paying their mana costs.

Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that spell's mana value.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Dizzy Spell

Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn.
Transmute {1}{U}{U} ({1}{U}{U}, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)

Sweeping Cleave

Target creature you control gains double strike until end of turn. (Then exile this card. You may cast the artifact later from exile.)

Two-Handed Axe

Whenever equipped creature attacks, double its power until end of turn.
Equip {1}{R}

Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave

Mercadia's Downfall

Each attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each nonbasic land defending player controls.

Mercurial Transformation

Until end of turn, target nonland permanent loses all abilities and becomes your choice of a blue Frog creature with base power and toughness 1/1 or a blue Octopus creature with base power and toughness 4/4.

Embereth Blaze

Embereth Blaze deals 2 damage to any target. (Then exile this card. You may cast the enchantment later from exile.)

Virtue of Courage

Whenever a source you control deals noncombat damage to an opponent, you may exile that many cards from the top of your library. You may play those cards this turn.

Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze

Surge to Victory

Exile target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard. Creatures you control get +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that card's mana value. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player this turn, copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

Battle Display

Destroy target artifact. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)

Embereth Shieldbreaker

Embereth Shieldbreaker // Battle Display

Pest Problem

Create two 1/1 black Rat creature tokens with "This creature can't block." (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)

Ratcatcher Trainee

As long as it's your turn, Ratcatcher Trainee has first strike.

Ratcatcher Trainee // Pest Problem

Balmor, Battlemage Captain

Flying
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain trample until end of turn.

Dragonshift

Until end of turn, target creature you control becomes a blue and red Dragon with base power and toughness 4/4, loses all abilities, and gains flying.
Overload {3}{U}{U}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")