Surtland Flinger would be fairly unremarkable if it werent for the last line on its rules text
Like every other TCG, Magic: The Gathering is by definition a social game, even if you just play a quick game or two and barely interact with your opponent
Standard aside, Zell is also going to be a slam-dunk addition to plenty of Commander decks
This combat focused commander turns your perhaps normally passive artifacts into creatures, letting them use them to oppress your opponents
Any Thrasios list wants infinite mana combos but with Eligeth out you'll no longer put all your lands onto the battlefield, so this partner combo feels like a way to make a Thrasios deck that is still strong but probably not quite a cEDH deck
Oh yes, tutors are extremely good in a 100-card singleton format, even when they present multiple clauses