The cost reduction comes from your other outlaw creatures, and while this has no utility outside of combat, it's an easy way to reinforce the outlaws theme with a cheap creature that triggers payoffs like Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier or Discreet Retreat
This makes it incredibly easy to proc its effect to randomly discard a card from the opponent's Hand
Silverquill, the Disputant While Silverquill, the Disputant doesnt look like the strongest commander among the five elder dragons, it might be the most exciting because it opens the door to all sorts of possibilities
What if I told you that not only was that possible, but that for every card you didnt play, it got put in your yard and you got to make an Eldrazi Scion, perfect for chump blocking or using for bursts of extra mana
When games like Scarlet & Violet arrive, excitement spills over into the TCG
The other midrange decks are playing six to seven planeswalkers, which significantly drives up the price of the deck especially if the walkers are Sarkhan and/or Sorin