Say you are playing a deck with 2 Enhanced Hammer and you go up against a Rayquaza EX /Eelektrik deck that runs only basic Fire and Lightning Energy
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Combined with your Power reduction cards like 2-cost Koala , you can KO higher-cost Characters with Lindbergh
You'll be more likely to hit your land drops
This older Wizards article has a good example in lining up an Izzet Staticaster versus a handful of Elvish Mystics, but when it comes to Commander, the most common example youll run into is one creature (or permanent) holding back an entire army
We may never see the likes of Channel or Black Lotus again, but new Commander sets are sneakily adding mana rituals all the time, and even a relatively playable Irencrag Feat or Apex of Power can slip into Standard from time to time