If we decide we want to do something, such as unban a card, we can come back later this year and do it
It adds a fun new gameplay variant wherein players play a game of Clue while playing multiplayer Magic
While its plenty powerful, its the effect on perceived barrier-to-entry that really posed a problem because casual players watching Commander games in passing could reasonably assume that they needed hundreds (now thousands) of dollars in Power-9 mana as table stakes, just to join the format
And thats what its really about, right
10 Dimir House Guard The Common Tutor Dimir House Guard does a whole lot for being a simple card
8 mana is rough, but this is a cast trigger, not ETB, so it cannot be traditionally countered with Counterspell and friends