Cards like Spirited Companion are natural 2-for-1s, and set you up with the perfect card for blink and recursion effects
So, it doesnt matter if a player keeps waiting for days, there will only be two packs to open when they check
For one, it's an all-too-necessary combat trick for the combat-heavy Limited environment, and on top of that, it grants the creature you're buffing a Flying counter, meaning it stays evasive later on
The fact that it can draw you cards regardless of your prior Speed progress is fantastic
Before Commander was an official format it was called Elder Dragon Highlander based on the cycle of Elder Dragons including Vaevictis in fact, 21 commander damage being lethal was also based on the Elder Dragons all being 7 power, so three hits was always lethal with them
A Grim Monolith, from Urza's Legacy, Near Mint and English