The exact win condition changes with each Commander, but the important part is that your Commander actually pushes the deck toward a finish instead of just keeping you afloat for literal hours
If your opponent has an X/2, they just can't attack
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Forge and Lattice do see a lot of play together in Commander, though I'd venture to say that it is a little easier to make Plague Wind-esque combos work with the latter, since it's cheaper and it boasts a two-card combo with Vandalblast
This is going to be a very important mechanic as it intrinsically supports a lot of the sets Draft archetypes