Because of that, it often plays better as a support piece than as your commander, especially in lists that already have a stronger lead plan
Even when that frame is removed or altered, as game players we understand enough about how the cards work to be able to bridge the gaps
The +1 ramps immediately by untapping an Elf (which is a mana dork because of the passive) or gives that Elf deathtouch to make attacks easier if we dont need the mana
If something broke once, odds are greater that R&D will misjudge the same thing in the future
Some mechanics, like entwine, give you the choice of one of two modes but let you pay extra to get both
For example, Raffine, Scheming Seers controller draws X cards and discards X cards, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control for each nonland card discarded this way