It offers a higher chance of pulling multiple rares and has double the odds (25% vs 12.5%) of containing a valuable card from "The List." However, for any new set, this question is irrelevant as only Play Boosters are available, and they were designed to provide a very similar, high-value opening experience
The question is whether there is room for it alongside competing options like Corpse Appraiser and Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
It's cheap enough of a card that it being stone-useless on entry is alright considering how fast it can get out of hand later on
You can also shield your key creatures from the worst interaction with premier equipment like Champions Helm, Commanders Plate, or Sword of Feast and Famine
Next up will be the continuation of Budget Commander with Nikya of the Old Ways
that it is the best because it fosters an environment where Teferi and Narset (and sometimes Dream Trawler) are all predictably on the battlefield, often all at the same time