Cosmos Elixir, at $2.49, can still draw you extra cards, and when it isnt, its contributing to many of the better lifegain payoffs for gaining X life per turn
I could even go an entire game without casting any commander, some use eminence to impact play even from the command zone
In fact, there are some other horizontally formatted cards in the main set that do just that for many of the planes seen here
If your commander has a smaller body, like Karlov of the Ghost Council or Elenda, the Dusk Rose, you can make them quite beefier
Card Draw Equipment You can't have a conversation about artifact card draw without discussing Skullclamp , the quintessential equipment draw mechanism for any weenie or token deck, and for good reason
tons of Magic players, from seasoned veterans to folks just starting out, do the same