The flexibility to interact with instants, sorceries or triggered abilities makes this a favorite piece of interaction in lots of formats
Aeronaut Admiral, Mech Hangar, and Cyberdrive Awakener are vehicle staples from the Neon Dynasty days, but Aetherdrift added some support in the form of Interface Ace, Mu Yanling, Wind Rider, and more
You might recognize them for their TCG art
While you could cast it for WUBRG, you will only get 2 devotion to black once it hits the board
He still needed a five-color effect to let players play all their Towns in Commander, so we were missing a short ability that contained Designing cards to work well in both Standard and Commander is a common challenge, and this is a common solution: designing the core functionality around what works in two-player formats, then adding a splashy expensive ability that sells a big dream and cements the build-around
Unlike attacking, only two creatures can fight at one time