Its the sixth most popular Dimir commander according to EDHREC, which I thought was surprising, but then I realized the Top 5 Dimir commanders are also typal legends
As the last mechanic introduced in the game, Konami learned from the mistake with Pends which were too experimental and convoluted and went with the next logical progression of Xyz, which have dominated the game uncontested for years, with Links Monsters while coming up with a creative method of keeping them balanced where in exchange for being by far the most efficient to summon monster in the game, they rely on Link Markers to be able to summon more than one monster
- They are already trading with someone else
An opponent can always choose not to sacrifice a nonland permanent or discard a card (and therefore lose 4 life) even if they have cards in their hand or nonland permanents on the battlefield
Its considered the ultimate chase card for the Heat Wave Arena set and might remain the most coveted piece for years to come
Pensive Professor gets a small downgrade in this deck because it will be the only target for our opponents removal and, as an 0/2, will quickly die