It's not necessarily unique anymore, but still effective at what it does, and the activated ability can come in handy, too
What are your favorite pillow fort commanders
Hypnotic Specter Hypnotic Specter used to be a nasty black creature, but both threats and removal have become more efficient in our modern era of Magic, pushing this specter to the side
(To behold a Dragon, choose a Dragon you control or reveal a Dragon card from your hand.) Whenever a Dragon you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Sarkhan
Our last new permanent is an Equipment, Sword of the SqueakSword of the Squeak (a callback to Sword of the MeekSword of the Meek)
For this reason, Anax and Cymede makes a great Heroic Commander, as the ability to cast this creature over and over will have your opponent sweating bullets whenever you eventually manage to untap with it and employ a barrage of pump spells like Brute Force and Temur Battle Rage as well as anti-spot removal such as Sejiri Shelter
