It scales with the game nicely and gets around Indestructible, which grows more common with each new set
You can never count this deck out because it can just pivot to a different strategy and if built correctly can absolutely win without either commander ever hitting the battlefield
The Sphere is a lot less exciting than Oblivion Ring as it can't go in things like white weenie and the ability to hit multiple permanents is only really something that happens on tokens
If Treasures are the only targets of Pest Infestation, an opponent can sac all their Treasure in response and fizzle the entire spell
The granted abilities effectively use "this permanent" rather than "[that card's name]," so you treat the abilities as though they were printed on the creature that gained the ability
Thats right: Bahamut, Ifrit, and Shiva are simultaneously creatures that can attack and block and sagas that gain lore counters, triggering chapters as they go