Unlike Timeless, Historic uses rebalanced Alchemy versions of cards and carefully curates its metagame through a traditional banned list, preventing cards like Strip Mine, Reanimate, Chrome Mox, and Dark Ritual from running rampant
Commander is often a reason for friends to hang out with each other, and playing something straightforward allows room for the conversation to flow
Should the opponent be frightened of a 1/1 Zombie
Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart Originally printed as Rick, Steadfast Leader, Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart is the ultimate human lord, granting a choice between first strike, vigilance, and lifelink
And in a worst case scenario, you can just help a big artifact creature get in and deal lots of damage
Cards like Consider and Mishras Bauble, when milled, is basically just free card draw combined with Raul