The slow pace of use, the being tied to a creature, and the general summoning sickness issues all make me perfectly happy with the flavour here
Usually it's gain arbitrarily large amounts of life and never die and nobody cares because you still lose to Thassa's Oracle, but this is a fun way to gain some life and get something out of it and build a deck around that
Best Cards for Niv-Mizzet, Parun Decks Dont you just love it when your opponents actions benefit your own gameplay
WotC's Matt Tabak explains in his Doctor Who Mechanics article: If multiple players are offered a villainous choice, the first opponent in turn order makes their choice, then that effect happens
Naturally, Jodah decks lean into some of the spiciest spells available in Commander
And I know a bit of sign language, so I try to incorporate that [into] it," Smith explained