Players jokingly call it Magic's first Planeswalker, since it's got three abilities and has such an outsized impact
In truth, I think the commanders themselves were extremely powerful, but the overall decks were not very well built
Braids, Cabal Minion happens to love hanging out with Squirrel Nest, and Last Laugh provides the same chain reaction craziness that I discussed during Token Week and the Deck Challenge I
Drawing an average four to six cards for five mana is a backbreaker in limited, and having this in the common slot to boot didn't hurt matters much
The granted abilities effectively use "this permanent" rather than "[that card's name]," so you treat the abilities as though they were printed on the creature that gained the ability
Legendary Knight Hypnotisme - Hypnotism - Enchantement - Enchantment - Only in Alpha La Maison Dieu - The House God - Rituel - Sorcery Lapis-Lazuli - Lapis Lazuli - Enchanter: cr?ature - Enchant Creature - Only in Alpha Le grand march