Its not the best mono-black midrange commander, but it adds some interesting flavor to the deck without being much of a downgrade
Return target artifact or creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
You wanted very much to play it but it didn't quite do enough to justify going that far out of your way while we felt whimsical and vaguely guilty about those lovable purple guys languishing in our binders
Lastly, the deck lacks finishers like Reckless Fireweaver, Cyberdrive Awakener, and Kappa Cannoneer that could make all this token creation lethal (one Hedron Detonator and Rise and Shine arent enough)
Sources of the chosen creature type include any objects with the chosen subtype
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus (the compleated version of the sword represented in Origins ) provides similar value, though I favor the OGs cheap casting and equip cost