This lets you consolidate all the spread damage onto a single target for a surprise KO, or set up KOs on multiple low-HP support Pokmon simultaneously
They could often gain loyalty to escape Lightning Bolt range, and cards like Assassins Trophy would give the opponent a land after they likely already gained a card from activating their planeswalker
As far as opening a box of the set, the biggest problem is that lack of high-end rares
Opponents would be mad to let this Commander sit on the battlefield for too long, but provided you've built a strong Witherbloom/Golgari deck that can generate plenty of pests, its casting cost will always be fairly low, and the same goes for any spells you have in-hand once it's in play.
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