Simic Ascendancy isnt a super powerful card, but if youre playing a deck with a +1/+1 counter theme, theres no harm in throwing this card in there
That permanent will have the alternative characteristics, though, and some other effect could cause it to become prepared later
Best suited to experienced players who enjoy a grindy, engine-based strategy with satisfying late-game payoffs
And in a deck that can produce absurd amounts of Green mana, all while being super resilient to board wipes, Ezuri is truly the Elf payoff Commander of choice in my book
Youve got Revival Trance (FFVI), Limit Break (FFVII), Counter Blitz (FFX), and Scions & Spellcraft (FFXIV)
The answer is the same one that has been prevalent for most of Moderns existence: People showed up with the wrong answers