This style of discard card tends to focus less on quality than on quantity
I almost wished they had given him an ability or card with his iconic line, "A test
Authority of the Consuls is also an efficient lifegain card in Commander, gaining 1 life for each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control
As an example, let's take Fifth Dawn 's Relentless Rats (despite Adrian Sullivan's hint that I designed the card, the Rats were actually the work of Brian Tinsman)
Gedatsu, which in general is a great card, can easily be played around by your opponent
Now, at first glance, this may not look like these cards have much to do with one another, or point toward an overall approach to gameplay