It really is the citys best kept severer, Peter, Mike, Chris, Dorian are just amazing people and help you out with anything you need
And yes, you have to exile it afterwards, but if youre bringing back a big bruiser, youll likely want to end the game on the spot, no
This may be a better card in the 99, but nonetheless, it greatly benefits from all the aristocratic strategies present in Commander
As such you can fairly reliably chunk planeswalkers for two in the mid game with a Predator which stops them from being cast or at least stops them doing much useful
Add protection from White and Black (the two biggest removal colors) and Animar becomes an untouchable engine of efficiency