Depending on your commander pod, the ability might miss so youd definitely want to include cards like Junktroller in your Mind Flayer deck
This is my general checklist of minimum requirements: lands and ramp, usually a 3713 split 50 mana
That this is one of the few ways to interact with lands is interesting, but ultimately, I think, not enough to tip the scales
At higher values it can even function as a one-sided wrath, clearing the board while leaving yours intact
Here's an example from Standard that I encountered very recently
Finally, Black Mage's RodBlack Mage's Rod gives black decks more ways to interact with noncreature spells, relevant for artifact decks or spellslingers alike