mtg battle card rules Ruling About Battles : r/mtg Choosing Your Battles, Part 1

Lathril, Blade of the Elves and Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy are strong examples of commanders that benefit from a higher creature count in ways that make up for the inherent fragility of creature-based ramp

Optimus Prime, Hero can even be cast transformed if players wish, making the card just as flexible as a true Transformer

Grasp of Fate Grasp of Fate is much more efficient than the traditional Oblivion Ring since it strikes all three of your opponents at once, making this a removal spell tailored to Commander

For example, he deals combat damage to any creatures he's blocking, but he doesn't deal combat damage to any unblocked creatures that are attacking him