Not just because it's a terrible card, but also because it's been desperately trying to cling on to a valid strategy ever since it was printed in 2005, and players have been trying to find that strategy for basically the entire time it has existed
At the very least, theyll need to kill this before going for their good spell, which gives you access to Benevolent Geist to blank their countermagic
The narrow, experimental category might be reserved for special occasions, a very strict deck-building competition, or some other off-the-wall event, but should not be the first place you drop your Commander budget if you are entering the format
I definitely expect to see this card quite often, because its consistent enough to pull its weight despite the mana cost
Its a popular collectible card game cherished by millions
The other new mechanic is tiered, which appears only on instants and sorceries and grants them scaling power throughout the game