Sora is shocked by this stranger's demeanor, while back at the Leo Corporation tower, Shun Kurosaki and Shingo Sawatari note that his personality is completely different to what they've seen before
Factor in Chocos Landfall ability, which lets it hit surprisingly hard if you drop a few lands mid-combat with its other effect, and you have an exceptional new Bant option for Commander

Niv-Mizzet Cycling | Commander | Stephen Johnson Commander (1) 1 Niv-Mizzet Reborn Creatures (30) 1 Archangel of Thune 1 Boros Reckoner 1 Brallin, Skyshark Rider 1 Curator of Mysteries 1 Drannith Healer 1 Drannith Stinger 1 Famished Paladin 1 Flourishing Fox 1 Gavi, Nest Warden 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned 1 Herald of the Forgotten 1 Igneous Pouncer 1 Jhessian Zombies 1 Nearheath Pilgrim 1 Nimble Obstructionist 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun 1 Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind 1 Pale Recluse 1 Resplendent Mentor 1 Rooting Moloch 1 Savai Thundermane 1 Shabraz, the Skyshark 1 Snare Tactician 1 Spike Feeder 1 Valley Rannet 1 Psychosis Crawler 1 Sanctum Plowbeast 1 Surly Badgersaur 1 The Locust God 1 Valiant Rescuer Instants (10) 1 Ancient Excavation 1 Barrier Breach 1 Boros Charm 1 Chord of Calling 1 Easy Prey 1 Neutralize 1 Suffocating Fumes 1 Sylvan Reclamation 1 Wilt 1 Zenith Flare Sorceries (4) 1 Grave Upheaval 1 Migratory Route 1 Slice and Dice 1 Treacherous Terrain Enchantments (8) 1 Astral Drift 1 Crystalline Resonance 1 Drake Haven 1 Escape Protocol 1 Happily Ever After 1 New Perspectives 1 Ominous Seas 1 Unpredictable Cyclone Artifacts (12) 1 Abandoned Sarcophagus 1 Aetherflux Reservoir 1 Chromatic Lantern 1 Commander's Sphere 1 Fluctuator 1 Indatha Crystal 1 Ketria Crystal 1 Raugrin Crystal 1 Savai Crystal 1 Sol Ring 1 Sorcerer's Wand 1 Zagoth Crystal Lands (35) 1 Forest 1 Island 1 Mountain 1 Plains 1 Swamp 1 Barren Moor 1 Canyon Slough 1 Command Tower 1 Desert of the Fervent 1 Desert of the Glorified 1 Desert of the Indomitable 1 Desert of the Mindful 1 Desert of the True 1 Drifting Meadow 1 Evolving Wilds 1 Exotic Orchard 1 Fetid Pools 1 Forbidden Orchard 1 Forgotten Cave 1 Indatha Triome 1 Irrigated Farmland 1 Ketria Triome 1 Lonely Sandbar 1 Polluted Mire 1 Raugrin Triome 1 Remote Isle 1 Savai Triome 1 Scattered Groves 1 Secluded Steppe 1 Sheltered Thicket 1 Slippery Karst 1 Smoldering Crater 1 Terramorphic Expanse 1 Tranquil Thicket 1 Zagoth Triome That's a lot of cards

Given that Gilded Drake is so good because it lets you steal creatures with really high mana values, I have a feeling Volatile Stormdrake is going to have a hard time living up to its legacy
You can activate its eternalize ability before any player can try to exile it