In addition to hitting the board quickly, an easily abusable end-of-turn ability slapped onto a 5/4 creature makes for an incredibly threatening commander
Historic started with "real" cards but then added some digital-only stuff, so Pioneer kinda got lost in the mix
Putting a scry on an Ajanis Pridemate is a marked improvement
Escarpment Fortress Escarpment Fortress may not fit well in defender-themed decks, but it's a very cool defender creature on its own as it slightly pumps your creatures' power, and you get card advantage whenever you attack with multiple creatures
Add in Exquisite Blood to complete the two card combo if youre into that sort of thing
With the original undead Bladewing printed in Scourge , this new version nets you a bunch of 2/2 Zombie tokens with menace instead of contributing to a plethora of infinite combos, as its original printing did