It increases the cost of your opponents artifact, instant, and sorcery spells, which stalls fast combo or spell-based decks
Tyrant's Familiar does a very cheap impression of Ravenous Tyrannosaurus, plus its not a Universes Beyond card, if that matters to you
Despite some new takes on adaptive creatures, the Tyranid Swarm Commander deck falls short on power compared to the other three Warhammer 40,000 decks
I had eleven Plant Tokens, an Avenger of Zendikar, a Lotus Cobra, and a Scute Swarm in play
Its a powered up Impact Tremors that occasionally beats down and pumps your creatures
They briefly reappeared in a handful of sets after, including Time Spiral in 2006, Commander 2013, Commander Legends, , and most recently 2021s Forgotten Realms