It may seem like a niche strategy initially, but it's quite solid once you have your mill commander in play and multiple of these creatures already on the table
From card draw to bounce to removal, I have a lot of awaken options here
The Halfling could really push casual tables around as a one-drop tapper of mana, even colorless, but it's very strong in Commander since so many things are randomly legendary without even needing a theme to toss it into
However, the entire mechanic functions as a weaker version of Blood
While familiar faces like Dimir Midrange, Jeskai Control, Jeskai Oculus, and Orzhov Demons are appearing in lower numbers than before, the field also includes a few spicy surprises
There are a lot of anthems in White, but this one does something special