Commanders matter because not only do they dictate your decks colours and therefore the cards you can include in your deck, but much like the super-powerful companion mechanic, they are a card you always have access to
There are a few silly cards that can absolutely win you the game that interact with Food tokens, including Feasting Hobbit, a two mana 2/2 creature that has Devour Food 3, giving it three +1/+1 counters for each Food you sacrifice when it comes into play
With Zaxara out, you can turn all your spells with X mana in its cost into a two-for-one, getting both the spell and a Hydra token alongside it
The price may not remain low for long
There are ten possible tri-color pairings in MTG
New players love it, veteran players try to break it, and it has been in the base set literally forever