You also get useful staples and easy upgrades in the same shell, so it teaches core Commander fundamentals while still feeling powerful out of the box
Additionally, if Cloud is equipped, the creature's abilities or equipment cards trigger an additional time, which WotC teases will have an effect on the iconic Buster Sword
Begrudgingly maintaining an Erebos, God of the Dead deck to have something to play during tournament downtime, I scorned Commanders infamously finicky games which could take hours to finish
Now the card just looks like a guy at a rave who has taken too much ecstasy
The Gold Foil treatment makes sense for Aetherdrift considering its racing themes and the competitive nature of it, but it's something that Magic: The Gathering should keep on doing for future expansions because it makes even Basic Lands valuable chase cards, much like Pokemon TCG does with some otherwise less valuable cards of its sets