The counters even synergise with Bramblewood Paragon and Growth-Chamber Guardian in the Bramble Elves deck to give trample or go fetch another Guardian
And, thanks to some combination of the unusual theme, the new MTG color combination for it, and the importance of the character to Fallout: New Vegas, he's absurdly popular
The alternate Commander, Kianne, just sounds like way too much work in practice
The mana generated with Arena of Glory's last ability can be spent on anything, not just creature spells
If an effect says to set a player's life total to a number that's higher than the player's current life total while Giant Cindermaw is on the battlefield, the player's life total doesn't change
You can tap it with X to have this copy your nontoken artifact with its cost