Sure, you can use it as a one-of-mana ramp effect, sacrificing Sakura-Tribe Elder to go get a basic land, but it can be so much more
Its a shame that Wizards opted to pick a theme that works well with their new modification mechanics but then abandon the new equipment in favor of a +1/+1 counter synergy
4 Lightning, Army Of One Hit Twice As Hard Between Army of One and her reprint as Isshin, Two Heavens As One in the Through the Ages bonus sheet, Lightning has some excellent combat-focused commanders
You control that ability
I mean, this is basically a Parallel Lives on a planeswalker, and her +1 ability makes two tokens because of it
Getting to jam out your spells early can be a huge tempo boost, especially if youre running a lot of removal and disruption as you should be