Its a great way to immediately bring yourself up to speed and Amber & Emerald does so in a way thats slightly friendlier than the other Into the Inklands starter deck
Its effective as a defense against wide decks, which is important in Commander
Whenever you cast a red spell, Aragorn, the Uniter deals 3 damage to target opponent
Playing with cards I'd gotten like Sliver Queen, Survival of the Fittest, and Mox Diamond - all unsleeved, I might add, as sleeves were far from the norm at the time
The deck doesn't really work the same with Padeem at the helm, as it was specifically built around the card draw ability of Shimmer Dragon
but it can functionally "Negate" a Banefire, despite that card being un-counter-able