While a 2/3 with lifelink that dies to the bottom of your deck isnt necessarily as reliably good as a card off the top would be, its not far off
Of all the many, many archetypes available in Commander, Tokens is perhaps the most consistently popular
Typal archetypes have been all the rage recently thanks to Wilds of Eldraine offering major Faerie and MTG Rat support
The main mini-quest well want to go on prior to bringing out Sauron, Lord of the Rings is to get at least one potent creature into the graveyard by hook or by crook
Water types are easy to power up, making them great for attacking, and typically have high HPs, making them great for defense, too
Despite the low win rate, the card was disrupting the goal of metagames, which are meant to be fun, entertaining, and more competitive