That flexibility ties token strategies and counter synergies together beautifully, making it a centerpiece in decks that want both going at once
MDFC lands are deceptively powerful, allowing you to increase your number of lands in a Commander deck, or your EDH deck's removal count at the same time
Affinity is the most common means to this end, but reanimator cards will also get the job done quite nicely, often netting you additional value along the way
On top of that, the fact that its a colorless creature means that you get to play this artifact creature in pretty much every deck
Eternalize only as a sorcery.) Creature - Druid Snake Ugin, the Ineffable Colorless spells you cast cost less to cast
Black Vise pissed a lot of players off, and was one of the big luck factors in early Magic