Some of these new cards are action cards, which players can use to trigger instantaneous effects that can benefit them and/or negatively affect their opponent/s
If not for the reduced cost of Power-Up abilities when cast the same turn that the creature is played, this would fall just off the list, but the fact that for eight mana you can play this creature and trigger the second turn, it's decent value for decks that lean on blue mana in any capacity
Shortly thereafter, together with Wizards of The Coast (at the time a small publisher of role-playing games), the first strategic card game in history was born: Magic The Gathering
If you are new, this is basically the best rainbow Pokmon card you can get your hands on
This is the first "reach-matters" Commander we have, and he seems better leading a reach team than in the 99