Just dodge the snake-eyes when you roll the die
When you have a strong effect on a smaller creature, you get to load it up with +1/+1 counters, Auras, or Equipment cards, and benefit from that Protection
Draw Cards When you run a commander this expensive, youll want tons of card draw options to ensure you make a land drop every single turn for your first eight turns
Gather your friends, get your game mode on, and
Your non-creature spells cost (2) less, and whenever you cast them, you must sacrifice a creature or they are countered
They might not be a meaningfully supported archetype in most sets, but you still find them, often as a boon for doing something simple like triggering heroic on Phalanx Leader, to juicing up a card like Ancient Animus, or just to make an aggressive deck more viable