These numbers can also apply to basically every trophy card to exist in a limited fashion from big tournaments or promo events as long as they are in decent condition
Life gain plays into a fun win condition as you can easily drop this into a controlling shell that wants to gain life to stick around anyways
Remember back when Historic started on Arena and Wizards announced that it would be charging double the wildcards for the format "for the health of the game," only to back down after a major freak-out from the community
Elf decks already flood the board with mana dorks, lords, and combo pieces, so having a Commander who can protect those Creatures from destroy effects gives the deck a lot of staying power
The Other Elder Dragon: Piru, the Volatile The only elder dragon I havent mentioned so far is Piru, the Volatile
We should also mention that a Pokmon's special abilities are not attacks and you can use them before hitting