The snow / winter aesthetic of the cards give them a much cleaner appeal, and for half the price
Of course, if you played a Grim Monolith on turn two, you could realistically play Academy Rector on turn three, then immediately sacrifice it to Phyrexian Tower, giving you a Yawgmoths Bargain and three mana to work with
Along with Herald's Horn, you have a couple big incentives to introduce some top-deck manipulation
(1/12/2024) Once you've announced that you're applying a card's dredge ability to replace a draw, players can't take any actions until you've put that card into your hand and milled cards
Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician This is the first goblin commander Ive covered that really plays up the goblin theme, as Ib creates new ones and makes the ones you have miserable to block
These threats can seriously impact the quality and value of your Pokmon card collection