I'm not a fan of the state-sponsored maphacks. I could never imagine allowing such an ability in a tournament environment. I've been playing this commander, and I have to say that knowing everything your opponent builds and EXACTLY where he places mines is a bit ridiculous and feels like cheating. Just knowing the MG timing makes predicting where it will go and how to flank it extremely easy.
I agree.
How about if you would have to pay something like 50munis to get that info for 3 minutes ? and maybe even alert the opponent that the enemy is using the ability, because right now, there is no counter to this.
About the commander, I do find that it's the best commander overall. All the abilities are useful and worth their price. All other commanders have abilities that are either useless depending on the game you are playing or overpriced.