The rest of the commander decks have received Final Fantasy makeovers
An 8/20 baseline with vigilance and ward is a sizable road block
There's an important difference between decks that try to win the game quickly and decks that play for longer games
It doesnt have to target a creature you control, so you can use this as a combat trick before blockers are declared on one of your opponents creatures too
If your flash engine is on, you can have more interaction, like flashing a giant creature like Anticausal Vestige to block, or getting powerful ETB triggers at instant speed
Because you can set up threats easily, they fall into the same suite of backbreaking spells like Obliterate, Decree of Annihilation, Tectonic Break, and Apocalypse