Sadly, even in the 40 card decks of cube and even with the general irrelevance of life back in the day you cannot use this on turn two to reliably find exactly what you need
Carrier Thrall is the best standalone card in terms of being the most front loaded in tempo but does have the lowest stats overall
Whether it be card draw, recursion or even straight-up reanimation, white has more synergy with small creatures than any other color in the game
Like most of the mono-colored commanders in this set, seems like a solid inclusion in the 99 of some decks, but as a commander, not interested
This colorless six-drop artifact has their affinity and can be easily cast
Red decks are already explosive, and you have cards with valiant, prowess, as well as the format-defining Slickshot Show-Off