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That said, it's susceptible to bounce and exile effects

Here you see that people have fallen to the temptation of the power offered by your Mythos creature, or Emrakul playing into that role on the plane of Innistrad

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So, if a creature with double strike like [c]Blink Dog[/c] fights, it will only deal damage equal to its power once, not twice

Not a single instant or sorcery

It stands to reason then that a commander that can do both, and for a low cost of 3 mana, is likewise going to be quite good in many decks, and his color identity allows him to fit into a variety of strategies