As long as your devotion to white is five or less, Heliod isn't a creature
Unfortunately, due to its color and the fact that it is only really potent in full on Dinosaur decks, there are a limited number of commanders it would want to see play with
The Amethyst and Steel ink combination in this case provides not only a lot of humor and good strategy between Merlin and Madam Mim cards, but the overall feel of the deck is good for having a lot of low-cost cards in play all the time
It never did
Throw up a shield with Evasive, Rush in for a surprise attack, supersize with extra strength and Challenger, mess with their head by stealing Lore, and Ready yourself even after getting knocked down
The last few years have seen a sequence of printings and metagame shifts that have brought discard decks back into the spotlight across multiple formats and even with the recent banning of Grief, they still have plenty of momentum left