This contrasts well with Arachnogenesis, in fact, as that card also prevents combat damage and also creates a ton of 1/2 Spider creature tokens with reach
Some cards, like character cards, show strength, which is how much damage they can deal during a challenge, willpower, which is how much damage it takes to banish that character, or a location and lore value, the latter of which is how much lore you gain when they quest
A new combo deck has emerged that uses Stream of Thought as a win condition
That effect is fine on a cheap card, although certainly is not a huge reason to play this card
Finally, if you need to build up your arsenal, the Perdita Devoted Mother card will lt you retrieve a character from your discard pile, so long as they cost two ink or less
Again, more support than command zone fodder