The reason this is janky instead of just sad is the trick of how commander tax works
Every year, The Pokmon Trading Card Game tries to innovate with new mechanics and strategies that shape the meta and completely change how the game is played
TRADING CARD GAME Speed Duel: Battle City Box includes a static pool of 200 cards to construct various popular strategies from, 196 of which are brand new to Speed Dueling
Efficiency can be determined simply by the reward you receive at certain mana costs (Counterspell and Cancel do the same thing, but Counterspell costs less), the total payoff you receive from a single card (Hull Breach and Decimate are both good cards, but Decimate usually covers much more ground), or the payoff you receive in conjunction with other cards (Anointed Procession makes other token production cards completely absurd if unchecked, which is usually better than adding one more card that simply makes tokens like Spectral Procession in a token strategy)
Equip Spells and Union monsters are the only cards that be equipped
While that last bit is certainly useful, Ice-Fang Coatl earns its place with the rest of its text