In your opening hand, its a free land. Fast mana is often broken, and even moxen that have restrictions like Chrome Mox are often banned as well
Inti is also from the exact same set as Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might, which is #3 most popular Mono Red commander at 6425 decks, but Inti is highly underrated at just 517 decks
Another possibility is to use clone effectsSakashima of a Thousand Faces or Loki, Lord of Misrule come to mind
Yes, it has a few mana dorks to make up for the slack, but it takes one board wipe and youre suddenly in a deficit of mana
One game might feature flying creatures and powerful spells, while another could focus on tokens and overwhelming board presence
For just seven mana, youre likely to get something incredible, in addition to the 7/8 Serpent