Wyll can even combo with Delina, Wild Mage for infinite creatures, but true to form, its hilariously unreliable
While 2 power may not present a particularly impressive offense, creatures have gotten considerably more powerful effects since 1999, offering everything from spot removal (Aether Channeler, Duergar Hedge-Mage) to utility (Anger, Dire Fleet Daredevil, various Clones) to infinite combo pieces (Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Walking Ballista)
And really keeping it to those places is where we wanted to keep it
I like this model as all of the cards can be obtained by buying the four Commander decks
As a control deck, you want to do everything in your power to keep as few creatures on the battlefield as possible
There are much better such effects nowadays, but the nickname has stuck (although it hasnt become an official keyword yet