Stacking a lot of counters on him is sort of boring, but the deck is sort of boring, honestly
You dont want to miss out on going wide whatsoever
Once Pompous Gadabout has been blocked by a creature, turning that creature face down or otherwise causing it to lose its name won't cause it to stop blocking Pompous Gadabout
In metas where graveyard decks have been prevalent, its a 4-mana 8/8 that you can have in multiples
A super cheap commander that scales so well with the game is quite powerful
Venser, Shaper Savant Venser, Shaper Savant is one of the hardest cards to play against as you can just simply bounce a spell that cant be countered with it and ruin your opponents plans, or any nonland permanent thats blocking your path to victory