It's the perfect sac outlet: No mana, instant speed, sacrifices creatures and artifacts, and even has relevant combat stats for the three aristocrats players who actually attack with their creatures
Nekusar, the Mindrazer Nekusar, the Mindrazers one of those early-day commanders that still sees plenty of play
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice populates tokens to gain you life, and Huatli, the Sun's Heart allows your high-toughness creatures to change how they deal damage
It's not even a basic land requirement, sacrifice that dual land all day long for any land as well as a growing retreat
Copying a threatening creature to attack, getting a second copy of a powerful value engine for a turn, doubling Dockside Extortionistthese are all very good use cases for this card