Getting free mana the same turn you can also drop a land is nothing to sneeze at, no matter the color
That said, I could see running more for example, if your deck goes all-in on the commander, you could potentially run as many as 10 protective spells
After the fairly bare-bones launch, its good to see the mechanics all blending together nicely with the theme
At the time of this article's writing, it hasn't been implemented into the English card game yet, but it's really cool to see this old, obscure card be made into a part of a modern archetype in an environment where it can be used
Really throw your opponents for a loop by running out a The Locust God in a deck where all it does is loot (well, that's not ALL it's going to do)