The card is the first great Thopter commander, allowing you to play a unique Commander deck utilizing a creature type that while having a lot of support, never has a solid dedicated commander until this point, which also helps drive Leonardo Da Vinci's price up
With this in mind, today, were going to talk about the Power Nine and its role in MTG
Tidus is great for moving charge counters around, and sitting back and letting other creatures put themselves in danger, so you don't risk ever losing Tidus
Like Mark Rosewater, I don't expect Outlast to make a large-scale return in any future set any time soon, either
For me, one of the ways Magic has always stood apart is with its commitment to exploring those things
It does a good impression of FOW in formats where that card isn't legal, and it sits side-by-side with the all-timer free counterspell in formats where both co-exist