That said, I personally prefer Ashnod the Uncaring as the decks commander because it can be exploited in more ways
Also, this card is able to transform into a Gruul-colored Blightsteel Colossus on its flipside as long as you pay 10 mana or nine mana and two life, so that might act as the trump card Etali, Primal Storm is stuck as a six-mana 6/6 with no keywords
If you just Brainstorm without a shuffle, youre not getting nearly as much value because youre locked into re-drawing the cards you tucked away
Cards with Pip-Boy treatment are given new titles (in this case, Assaultron Invader), but these titles are simply treated as flavor text
Its still packed to the brim with MSG umami, though, and is going to see plenty of play in spellslinger decks, and both OG Narset and the Aftermath variety too
Ive enjoyed seeing this card in action with commanders such as Celestine, the Living Saint that provide other strong payoffs for life gain