Bouncing a creature and drawing two cards or flipping those numbers gives you a massive tempo advantage
When Ajani, Nacatl Avenger's last ability resolves, starting with the next opponent in turn order, each opponent in turn order chooses permanents they control
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They can be somewhat risky at times, as players do need to pay life to activate their ability, which can hurt in an aggressive meta
By granting Double Strike at instant speed, you often destroy blocking creatures before they can even deal damage back, or you push through lethal damage out of nowhere
Talrand is also a good commander for a counterspell theme because you wont have to choose between casting a counter or a creature