Theme decks Shadow Blaze and Power Wave give the set two built-in entry points with Fire and Psychic, plus Lightning and Fighting focuses
All Sliver decks want it, but until the advent of Sliver Swarm, only Magic players that could afford to could have it replace Winged Sliver in their Sliver Deck (or more likely fly alongside the lesser Winged Sliver)
That first ability resembles the shenanigans you can get up to with Dargo, the Shipwrecker, so in the right deck, you can cast it for two mana, attack for seven (that can only be blocked by legendary creatures), and then sacrifice it to destroy an annoying artifact or creature
Thanks to Thunder, it's a relatively straightforward basic ex, with the possibility of one-hit knockouts in three turns
This 8/8 comes with reach and provides your entire teamsans humanswith evasion
As for fun, the scale honors Commander's core priority: Lower and mid-tier levels are calibrated to preserve extended games with space for creativity and oddity, while higher ones reflect a shift to win-efficiency
