Opponents cannot allow Etali to sit on the battlefield unopposed and attack, or they'll quickly find themselves losing
Choco, Seeker of Paradise Barring a few exceptions like Kastral, the Windcrested, MTG hasnt got that many powerful bird commanders, let alone a 3-color one
Someone is going to have a bunch of artifact and enchantments and you can play this against them
Disdainful Stroke was already a strong sideboard option, but the rise of this archetype makes it even more important, and I expect to see the Malevolent Hermit / Disdainful Stroke balance move back towards the instant
No two games are ever exactly alike, as you can't rely on consistently drawing multiple copies of your best spells
Just like Sledder it is a free sac outlet which lets you negate a lot of spell effects and combat triggers