Both it and Mondrak come in at a respectable four mana, making them both more reliable early-game value engines than Ojer Taq
Abaddon can give spells cascade, as does the unpleasantly-named Sloppity Bilepiper
There are tons of other fun cards in this set and some interesting Commanders to build around, but this list should make up some of the must haves for Commander players
This is the main reason Veil of Summer is less relevant in Legacy as well its just not as good when counterspells are more mana efficient, as they can just cast another one to stop the Veil itself
Once in play, a land can be tapped -- used up for that turn -- to generate a mana of that color, and mana is used to play the rest of the cards in your deck
Turning damage into +1/+1 counters is the real build around here, however, and players are going to love hitting Anti-Venom with 100 damage from Dawnsire to create a truly superlative game-ender