Its ability to produce mana of any color is valuable, and more importantly, it's a ramp creature that can't be dealt with by conventional removal thanks to hexproof
Pick a deck identity: engine, pressure, or big finish Most Commander decks are one of these, even if they pretend theyre unique. 1) Engine decks (value, synergy, combo) Your plan is to assemble an engine that makes more resources than the table can handle
Blue has plenty of cards like Aphetto Alchemist and Fatestitcher to untap this and draw multiple cards, and you can repurpose many of those cards into combo pieces that win the game
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Building a deck around +1/+1 counters, or lifelink, for example, provides you with more mechanical synergy than just jamming all the cool Elves you love into a deck