The Zendikar Rising precons have a lot of scope for improvement, which is great considering how fun they are right out of the box
Suddenly, its a 5-mana board wipe that only hits your opponents creatures, making it a much more one-sided move in your favor
Sai, Master Thopterist is the most flexible among legendary creatures with this play pattern, as there are plenty of strong artifact-centric strategies that synergize with its effects for building an army or drawing cards as the situation warrants
Black decks used it to leave you without a hand thanks to cards like Hymn to Torach while they had a full one thanks to Necropotence
Soft counters arent particularly popular in Commander due to the abundance of mana ramp in the format, especially when those counters can only target noncreature spells
Whats worth knowing: Foils often feel different (sometimes thicker, sometimes curlier, sometimes both)