Now consider that Visions put phasing in close proximity with some of the all-time-best ETB triggers, and that the average players understanding of the rules (and to be fair, the rules themselves) were much more loose than in our present era
Elesh Norn isn't often a commander, though it's more popular in the deck of 99, and it's also a popular reanimation target in other formats such as Modern and, in years past, Standard as well
Everything from the era of the cards you collect to your preferred slab should have an impact on your personal preference
A five mana 8/8 Trample is nothing to sniff at, and it puts a real clock on opponents
Single-target burn spells are not the way to go here since you have three opponents you need to take down
She also buffs mono-white token builds that already run Court Street Denizen, who was already cosplaying a warrior of Minas Tirth anyways