For a more complicated plan (which involves first turning a planeswalker into a creature), if we can get it attached to a planeswalker, well still be able to activate its loyalty abilities
[1] Affinity Deck , Lantern Control , KCI, etc
The new Commander Lotus will let you get Radiant onto the field earlier, but I'm still not in love with either of these cards
One of the largest deviations were abilities that are always live, straight out of the command zone
While you may sacrifice the utility of a two colour deck, you gain a lot of consistency and a lot of value from the myriad of Swamps-matters cards black has to offer
These cards are objectively very powerful and do a great job catching you up to the rest of the table