These are awesome suggestions thank you!

• I am aware of edh rec. Utility lands will probably get added in over time. My original intention was to keep things more of a lower to mid range power level, but you can see how that went. Also since Azusa is somewhat land focused I really wanted to make sure it showed off utility lands over the other decks.

• I did struggle with black and blue commanders. If I'm being honest I've never been a big blue player and struggled a bit on the direction to take it. Azami was one of those cards that just seemed fun so I was like what the hell why not. Urza is a great suggestion though, and while it's not a card I own it won't break the bank so I'll definitely be looking into it. Yawg was another one I don't own currently but thought about picking up and can easily slide in as the commander without changing much. I ultimately went with Endrek because on paper black seemed the most synergistic and consistent and Endrek will enable the sac outlet theme while also not making black seem too strong.

• Games can go pretty long. What is fun about the star format is there is a lot of built in politics since the two allies you want to keep alive are also trying to kill each other. It makes for a weird balancing act. I gave Azami a few alternative win cons for that reason but am also worried that they might be too strong in this kind of format.

I'll keep updates coming as I get some games in and ultimately get a better idea of what needs to be balanced. I'm keeping notes though so keep the suggestions coming!