Ill try to be succint: Spike being a woman is the only way you could have a woman in the cycle without a name change, Johnny/Jenny and Timmy/Tammy have name changes but Spike is gender neutral
Blue has a variety of creatures that care about instants and sorceries and are quite large relative to their mana coststhink Tolarian Terror, Haughty Djinn, and Delver of Secrets/Insectile Aberration
Considering that many of the serialized cards from The Brothers' War weren't great quality, it's a legitimate concern
GO BIG OR GO SMALL Modal spells have long been the preferred choice for basically every deck slot in Commander decks, and though you cant always go super-modal on your board wipes (beyond choosing what permanent types to remove), you can choose whether to point your laser at one target or call down an aerial bombardment
Instead of taking damage yourself, you can permanently shrink one of your creatures
This card has several caracteristics : "Stage 1 Pokemon, Holographic Variation, Pokmon 1st Edition"