You can also bolt on a Krark Clan Ironworks instead and gain infinite life and 1/1s and mana which usually is enough to be winning that game
The only reason we can think of is that it takes time to examine packs for bent corners, which increases engagement time
The deck's alternate commander is Zelix, Sanity Flayer
Using Glorious End As far as tournament-level play, Glorious End is a really tricky card to figure out
The Winter set squeeze is caused by three factors in conflict: The holiday break (non-negotiable), the Two-Block Paradigm (an overall positive change for Magic), and the Fall set schedule (at Wizards full discretion)
It can play similarly to Defense Grid when you suspect that an opponent is relying on free interaction, but it can avoid some of the pitfalls of that card by sacrificing itself to draw a card if you need it gone so people can interact with someone else