For Green mana, you get a Black Lotus activation
Ishai becomes a dominant flying presence simply by staying in play, which frees resources for interaction and protection
Scytheclaw Raptor forces players to play at sorcery speed (lest they take four damage per spell), Giant Cindermaw shuts down lifegain, and Kinjallis Sunwing forces foes creatures to enter the battlefield tapped
Most decks have the commander return to the command zone so they can play it again as soon as possible
It's one of red's best win conditions, and with the mono-red payoffs for EDH, there are so many ways for this card to do broken things
Golgari Persist: Green is really good at killing artifacts, and Golgari specifically offers unconditional removal like Assassin's Trophy and Abrupt Decay