The ward ability means an opponent will likely have to two-for-one themselves to deal with the creature, and granting all your opponents' creatures base toughness 1 is just screaming "synergy" in the right Commander build
As a result, you have 2 reoccurring Tribute fodder, Synchro Materials, chump blockers, you name it: EVERY TURN
Perhaps most notably, though, is the way it allowed a sort of Dredge list to become viable in Pioneer (along with Bloodghast)
I asked Claude to build me two aspirational decks from my current loadout, so I know exactly which Pokemon will serve me best, and heres what it came up with: Know the numbers Part of the fun in Pokemon training is encountering new Pokemon and evolutions with awesome, glittery, holographic flash
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