Not only does he let your Defenders attack as though they didnt have Defender not only does he give you the damage according to toughness ability he also gives you a source of hand refill with his final ability
Since your deck is likely two colors, a split of nine lands of one color and eight lands of the other is a standard distribution
(It's also not an enchantment they can kill to get their dork back, by the way) But by discarding it for an effect, you net the effect as well as a powerful madness theft of something at instant speed that can change the tables very quickly
Or being an old hat, having grown up listening to Lightning Bolt and then seeing Brian Chippendale have his first card art in Magic
that deck is a very controlling deck, so one card that I am considering is Myrel, Shield of Argive, since she is a more powerful version of Grand Abolisher, although I certainly would be willing to hear other suggestions, as well
First, giving unblockable to any creature is nice, and many Commander decks can make good use of this ability