It's mainly played as a persist combo enabler
Thats because virtually everyone you lock horns with will be learning the game right alongside you
They are cheap and efficient, and Sol Ring even nets you mana the turn you play it
Some quick math suggests that Human_Monk spent $250,000 for one rare Chocobo
The seven card being excised are Invoke Prejudice, Cleanse, Stone-Throwing Devils, Pradesh Gypsies, Jihad, Imprison, and Crusade
Thats a serious value engine! The second was That value engine is too easy! Basically, Chulane is built to generate value for just playing creatures and lands, something that most Commander decks generally play plenty of, so it felt like Chulane was just a generically powerful or even over-powered Bant commander that didnt really point you to build your deck in any particular direction