According to a CNBC article, published in mid-November last year, MTG players now feel like they cant keep up with new releases and are instead playing a different version of the card game where older cards can be used. A couple of weeks later, Hasbro refuted said criticisms
If your hand is really bad, this can even be used as a mulligan to help fix your hand
Its not like blocking, where the creature needs to be untapped to block
He led the design for a set codenamed "Menagerie" which would become Mirage and Visions
Without this change, you could have used Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate introduced initiative, which was inspired by the monarch mechanic from Conspiracy: Take the Crown
Boros decks have access to Legions Initiative as a way to both protect the board and act as a trick