Some of its great original cards have become powerful in other formats, like Allosaurus Shepherd
Something thats unique to Yu-Gi-Oh amongst its peers is the fact that cards are never rotated out or made illegal to use in tournaments as new sets are released which means that cards you picked up in the early 00s are still playable in your tournament deck even now, up to 20 years later
The big difference here is you dont control any permanents to produce mana or sacrifice at the start of a game, whereas the rules let you start with a full grip of seven cards ready to be spent immediately plus another free one each turn
Ut is an easy inclusion if you are a go-wide aggro or token deck, but it's not worth a slot if you're a go-tall equipment deck (which is a popular white strategy in Commander)
Drake Haven Drake Haven is a strong fit for blue discard/loot-based strategies since you can pay 1 mana to create a 2/2 token with flying whenever you discard a card
Water Whip Water Whip feels like a two-for-one deal every time you cast it