Well, in the past, legendary cards in a main set have had to carry a lot of weight, especially the weight of being commanders that you can use to showcase the set themes
This black planeswalker plays best in decks filled with efficient threats so you can dump your hand ASAP to mitigate the symmetrical discard ability
Voltron decks aside, so many commanders these days get incidentally large: Umbris, Cosima, Wulfgar, and Old Stickfingers are just a handful
Having a reward for taking out other players permanents makes players a little more aggressive with their removal, which can help prevent any single players board state from getting out of hand
I'm also a huge fan of this art, and the dozens (dozens!) of Final Fantasy VIII fans will scoop this up quick
1 Krang, Master Mind Legendary Artifact Creature Returning to the artifact theme, we have the best blue card in MTG TMNT as Krang, Master Mind