Grading makes selling even easier since buyers are more likely to purchase graded cards because of all the above traits
A strong SST version should answer the buyer question immediately, show a route table, separate official facts from market signals, place product/category/wholesale routes early, and give a risk checklist that protects the buyer from bad purchases
Ive seen folks experimenting with Boros humans using Ash, Party Crasher and Baird, Argivian Recruiter
Eventually, Wizards of the Coast themselves found it being advocated for internally, and Commander, as it is known today, was born, with the first official products launching in 2011
Id run this in any deck with enough buffs or evasion enablers to push the merfolk through
The problem comes from just how often it's reprinted