Boromir's main advantage over the other Gondor ring-bearers is his name: you can spot Boromir for cards like Noble Leaders (7R112) and Stewards Legacy (13U75) , both of which are often used as the core of a deck
A 3/2 is a lot lot more of a two drop than a 2/1
Still plenty good for removal, but it is board and creature type dependent
Katara Wishboard Skeleton View on Archidekt Commander (1) 1 Katara, Seeking RevengeKatara, Seeking Revenge In-Deck Lesson Options (10) 1 Aang's JourneyAang's Journey 1 Accumulate WisdomAccumulate Wisdom 1 Azula Always LiesAzula Always Lies 1 Environmental SciencesEnvironmental Sciences 1 Expanded AnatomyExpanded Anatomy 1 Introduction to ProphecyIntroduction to Prophecy 1 Mascot ExhibitionMascot Exhibition 1 Sokka's HaikuSokka's Haiku 1 Teachings of the ArchaicsTeachings of the Archaics 1 Waterbending LessonWaterbending Lesson Wishes (10) 1 Arcane SubtractionArcane Subtraction 1 Cunning WishCunning Wish 1 Death WishDeath Wish 1 Divide by ZeroDivide by Zero 1 Dream StrixDream Strix 1 EyetwitchEyetwitch 1 Fae of Wishes // GrantedFae of Wishes // Granted 1 Hunt for SpecimensHunt for Specimens 1 Poet's QuillPoet's Quill 1 Pop QuizPop Quiz Sideboard (11) 1 Boomerang BasicsBoomerang Basics 1 Confront the PastConfront the Past 1 EnergybendingEnergybending 1 Introduction to AnnihilationIntroduction to Annihilation 1 It'll Quench YaIt'll Quench Ya 1 Mercurial TransformationMercurial Transformation 1 Octopus FormOctopus Form 1 Secret of BloodbendingSecret of Bloodbending 1 Water WhipWater Whip 1 Waterbender's RestorationWaterbender's Restoration 1 Zuko's ExileZuko's Exile Katara, Seeking RevengeKatara, Seeking Revenge is a commander that will see almost no play without a Wishboard option, because, as you can see, the Lesson card pool in Dimir is very small
One of the classic Modern maneuvers is sideboarding out discard spells in discard mirrors
The fact that it can defend against a wide variety of creatures the second time around is not nearly as exciting as its ability to tear the odd Master of Pranks, Dragon, or Demon out of the sky
