It doesn't tap itself down, you need 8 toughness or first strike just to engage in combat with it
Blue also has one of the best removal cards ever printed in the form of Ixidron
I'm looking to build this out further as the cube gets some drafts, but here are a few supported themes
Over on EDHREC.com, Michael Whelan mentioned this card in his exploration into how "Eggs", a deck archetype with an impressive record in competitive 60-card formats, could work in Commander
Generating Whole Sets Generating individual cards works well, but I want to be able to generate entire sets of Magic cards that will play well together
While Pikachu is still the star of the show, this card pays homage to the ukiyo-e style, popularized during the 17th century in Japan