I think most of the important innovations R&D has made during this time have been this retrofitting, be it Sixth Edition rules (including the all-important stack), relevance to Limited play, templating, block structure and design, or numerous other things that have helped the game mature
The tokens give us fodder to sacrifice for symmetrical sacc effects, and they also give us a wincon when combined with your creatures and Overrun effects
Theyre a great resource for a lot of different decks, but having to exile a land from the graveyard is just too anti-synergistic with many land strategies to sell me on this card
It made Throne of Eldraine flavorful, but thats all it really did for me
Lets say youre playing a blue-white deck, and your opponents playing a burn deck with lots of [c]Lightning Bolts[/c] and [c]Lightning Helixes[/c]
Looking for pre-built, custom commander decks