The benefit of adding Glorious End to the deck is that you can cast it the turn before Lotus Bloom is about to come off suspend (likely Turn 4), untap, and use the mana from Lotus Bloom to combo off and win the game before dying on the end step
it is not necessarily true that anything other than a 10 is worthless. PSA 7 Beedrill Guidelines for How to Buy by Grade The grade table is not just for looking at descriptions of condition, but also serves as decision-making material to determine what you should target. Even for the same card, the necessary budget and search method will change significantly depending on whether you target PSA 10, compromise with PSA 9, or search including PSA 8 and below
That makes it quite a nice support fatty in decks which can reliably sacrifice this such as Recurring Nightmare or Sneak Attack
This list is based on the competitive side of things, looking at the cards that have had the biggest cross-format impact, but especially in Standard, hot on the heels of the World Championships
Don't misunderstand
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait is one of the best Simic commanders
