Effect number 1 is a boring attack power support
During the events you get to interact with many of the series characters, whom I found likeable
El Shaddoll Winda puts a big blanket nope on special summoning, allowing one special summon per turn
It also makes Noyan a really unique Commander, as he cares about instants, sorceries, and lands, and theres not another card out there that overlaps into all three areas
After the announcements proclaiming that the Rare Hunters are on the loose, there is a chance that Marik Ishtar will show up as a tournament opponent, even if he has not been faced in the normal storyline
Because you have so many recursive threats, the looting trigger generates actual card advantage in this deck, letting you keep extra lands and take full advantage of all your mana sinks without sacrificing any threats