Depending on the location and the character, this can open up new ways for winning!
This was due to the 2-year time delay between the Japanese release and the later English release
Over several turns, this steady output shapes the pace of the table and limits opponents ability to recover
This is most likely because, due to being full artwork cards, they already get a shiny little introduction when you place them on the field in a match
Finally, you can spend 9 loyalty to activate: If target player has fewer than nine poison counters, they get a number of poison counters equal to the difference. All you have to do then is add another poison counter somehow - say, by proliferating - and that opponent is dead
(By the way, cards with cheaper alternate play costs like Avatar of Fury will still trigger Kalemne.) There are multiple cards from Oath of the Gatewatch that really seem useful for Commander, generally, and Kalemne, specifically