Building a deck around a weaker commander might seem counterintuitive to winning, but it does let you look somewhat unassuming compared to other players
For just a single mana in any color identity, you can turn off creature reanimation and green battlefield tutors such as Eldritch Evolution
One of these was the Ornithopter, a device created out of old Thran devices to be more efficient and combat-capable
This comes scarily close to replicating the passive ability of Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy, one of the best Commanders in all of cEDH
Shu Yun is also in Jeskai colors, so he benefits from all of White's protection spells (Gods Willing) and not only gets all the best evasion from Blue (Slip Through Space) but more importantly gets access to countermagic to both protect himself and stop opponents (Swan Song)
White cards can be exiled from the hand to make the card cheaper