Sure, Wizards of the Coast is selling even more Commander products every year, but if that leads to better situations for both Commander players and those who dont want to play the format, then its got to be a good thing
Zexal relies on powerful cards for dueling success
Using her Millennium Necklace to foresee Kaiba's moves, Ishizu allowed him to Summon "Obelisk" with the intent to destroy it with "Sacrifice's Blast", but a vision from Yami Marik's Millennium Rod convinced Kaiba to win by Tributing "Obelisk" and "Gadget Soldier" to Summon "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", thwarting Ishizu's strategy
Like the other Omni-Heroes (I explain the term here) he can be Summoned easily by using Super Polymerization (with some great targets being Brionac, Trihula and Deep Sea Diva)
An eight scale is one of the best scales you can have, as it's so high that you will be able to pendulum summon almost any monster in your deck
Its very important to establish an early board position, something that durdly decks like frogs can have trouble with