The early advantage it creates compounds every single turn after it lands
Gnarlid Colony Rarity: Common TYPE: Creature SUBTYPE: Beast CMC: 2 Mana cost: USD: $0.17 EUR: 0.07 TIX: 0.03 EDHREC RANK: 6406 (2/2) Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.) If this creature was kicked, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it
While there are many, many types of Magic players, each with their own correct way to have fun, I have strong faith that players like drawing cards, gaining life, and making their opponents lose life
But how bad is that relative to the general threat of any other looter just dying the turn you cast it anyway
If pushed to their maximum, any 5-color or 4-color commander with blue can reach this rank thanks to sheer card quality
If you think about how useful Tigger is in Evasive-themed decks, it's easy to see why Don Karnage is so valuable here