These bloodsuckers have been mainstays in both casual and competitive play for years, giving players some of the most synergistic and aggressive gameplay loops in the game
It effectively shrinks your deck so that instead of running 60 cards, you can run 56 (with some little timing hiccups)
Flavor reasons
[6] The card was omitted from Revised Edition , the core set that followed Unlimited , as were all other Power Nine cards, and none have been published in any subsequent set
Of all the snow commanders, its really a toss-up that is more directly impactful between Isu and Jorn
From my experience, it doesn't seem to be quite as popular nowadays, when you often can't take a turn off to play an expensive enchantment with a static effect, but the demand for this card never goes away despite reprint after reprint