A big part of the problem was that Modern typically had some kind of deck that was running a very particular planeswalker, and that card was a part of a whole suite of cards that was a problem
Just some dork you can pump a load of mana into
Even if this was always a dragon it'd be pretty good, since it's efficient and your opponent can't remove it without getting 2-for-1'd, but throw in the fact that this can be a sweeper when that's what you need, and this looks excellent
I want commanders that have four different mana pips printed on them, and luckily, we just got seven more with Marvel Super Heroes
At worst, youre adding redundancy in decks that already have Reckless Fireweaver or Impact Tremors
Control players were comfortable tapping out for these because almost nothing could kill an untapped Ojutai, and if the opponent wanted to spend their turn killing The Scarab God, down hed come again the following turn