I have some history with a deck like this, as my Queen Marchesa was built primarily to be a Samurai deck, using humans as the secondary theme

The List Creatures (22) 1 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Guttersnipe 1 Young Pyromancer 1 Tunneling Geopede 1 Thermo-Alchemist 1 Harsh Mentor 1 Neheb, the Eternal 1 Firebrand Archer 1 Rampaging Ferocidon 1 Electrostatic Field 1 Spear Spewer 1 Dockside Extortionist 1 Chandra's Incinerator 1 Spitfire Lagac 1 Storm-Kiln Artist 1 Kessig Flamebreather 1 Pain Distributor 1 Gimli, Counter of Kills 1 Charming Scoundrel 1 Unruly Catapult 1 Donna Noble 1 Sunshot Militia Planeswalkers (2) Lands (36) Spells (39) 1 Lightning Bolt 1 Ruby Medallion 1 Mana Flare 1 Sol Ring 1 Manabarbs 1 Lava Spike 1 Repercussion 1 Lightning Greaves 1 Mana Geyser 1 Seething Song 1 Grapeshot 1 Pyrohemia 1 Needle Drop 1 Chaos Warp 1 Blasphemous Act 1 Faithless Looting 1 Vandalblast 1 Fiery Confluence 1 Abrade 1 Blackblade Reforged 1 Light Up the Stage 1 Skewer the Critics 1 Arcane Signet 1 Thrill of Possibility 1 Deflecting Swat 1 Unleash Fury 1 Roiling Vortex 1 Jeska's Will 1 Commander's Plate 1 Court of Ire 1 Descent into Avernus 1 You've Been Caught Stealing 1 Wrenn's Resolve 1 Rising of the Day 1 Fiery Inscription 1 Flick a Coin 1 Throne of Eldraine 1 Tarrian's Soulcleaver 1 Tectonic Hazard Planeswalkers Lets start out strong with the planeswalkers

Jamming Tower #243 (Pokemon Destined Rivals | Pokemon Cards) prices are based on the historic sales
Ones that are even officially Commander legal until January 15th
4 Esper Sentinel Alright, weve reached the Top Four, and its from here on out that each card I mention is going to be included in just about every cEDH deck that can run it
The Amber cards, while there are some strong glimmers, are more focused on giving buffs and enhancements to other cards, adding to the stats of player cards, or removing stats from opponent cards