It can tap for any mana in the Commander's color identity and encourages players to build decks consisting of one creature type
He's relatively hard to block, and creates Clue tokens each time an artifact creature dies
Flavor Text Sometimes "innovation" means "stealing another's secret before anyone else can." Number 21 Language English Legal Formats Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage Not Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless
The one big change was the fourth ability going from artifact reanimation to creature destruction
With a whole new layer of team-play to wrangle and plenty of chaotic and powerful schemes to set in motion, its an incredibly novel gameplay experience with plenty of replay value
That didn't stop him from coming in second at Pro Tour Honolulu back in 2006 though