Its ability to circumvent commander tax at instant speed makes it incredibly difficult to hit with lasting removal over the course of a game, and the fact that it can pop in at instant speed to untap your best permanent or tap its biggest threat has screwed up more than a few carefully orchestrated plans
Maintain a full grip of cards with spells like Deep Analysis, Fact or Fiction, and Treasure Cruise while passively filling your graveyard
The more I write about Elspeth, the more I realize this is just one of the strongest planeswalkers, niches be damned
While it's pretty unfortunate to draw this card early in the game, the potential payoff for playing Retether in conjunction with your commander is immense, and easily underestimated
But true Magic: The Gathering connoisseurs know that winning without style is barely winning at all
If youre playing a Saproling Commander like Slimefoot, or a sacrifice Commander like Korvold, youre going to get insane value out of Primal Growth