With enough creatures dealing combat damage to a player, this powerful Bant card can effectively double your mana or prevent opposing threats from doing much, making it an excellent stax commander
This makes sense, since both sets were the first time back on planes which had pretty underpowered sets the first time around, so perhaps were righting the historical balance at WotC
This proves to be more than mere talk when he meets a headstrong attack with his Deck Master ability, saving him and damaging Yami Yugi severely
Nowhere to Run Cheap, instant-speed interaction is always in vogue, and Nowhere to Run is a great example of it
(Not making a judgment call there, just saying the creature types arent well-correlated.) So theres a market for it based on the dwarf text and color identity, ignoring all the rest