That changed with the introduction of the Secret Lair drops in 2020
It's got an okay body of 1/2 and an attack trigger of any Lizard, it too, to shoot a foe for one damage this time, and you can mana sink here once per turn to toss a +1/+1 counter if a foe lost life
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.) Legendary Creature - Angel Elephant Moira and Teshar Flying Whenever you cast a historic spell, return target nonland permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield
Instead of getting a tapped Mountain with Evolving Wilds, we can grab a Taiga with Arid Mesa
Finally, you can spend 9 loyalty to activate: If target player has fewer than nine poison counters, they get a number of poison counters equal to the difference. All you have to do then is add another poison counter somehow - say, by proliferating - and that opponent is dead
It also means you can get rid of potential blockers, and just generally exert a lot of control over the battlefield