The following chart shows all seven potential outcomes for the holiday break and the Winter set, given the recent trend of the holiday break, and the Winter set being the second-to-last Friday in January: The yellow highlights are the last three years actual outcomes, while the other four are extrapolations
Kardur, Doomscourge Kardur, Doomscourge is another great option as commander of a goad deck
With manipulation tools like scry effects, Grenzo consistently cheats out value
Revitalize Revitalize doesnt see much play outside of the sideboard and white control decks
I never intended to let the Commander 2016 entry be put off for as long as it has, but I would be lying if I didnt admit that the set had unique challenges built into it, making it a feat to discuss with the depth I wanted to
Because these are ETB effects, blinking these cards could also be a viable strategy when appropriate