If it lives a few turns, its absolutely deadly, and not just because youll be hanging around with a bunch of [card]Boros Charm[/card] Surviving board wipes can be a game win so can instant speed double strike on your beefed up commander
My goal is not to fault you for playing those cards - I just feel the broader EDH format as a whole is becoming quite solved, in part by people turning to net-decking or using automatic online suggestion tools too often
This common card now goes for a fair bit of money thanks to its prolific use in the old Channel Fireball decks, back when the game had just 40 card decks and no real restrictions on other very powerful cards (looking at you Black Lotus)
Players who pick up Magic: The Gathering for the first time face an intimidating learning curve, thats for sure
Obviously enough, The First Doctor is the one who started it all
The more foes the stronger this is and they encourage each other to attack them