Ten points of poison is less than the traditional 20 damage needed to end the game so you can quickly steal wins even from a losing position
One mechanic that makes this deck tick is partner, which is returning to allow the running of dual Commanders, provided they share the same ability, which in this case, is called Character Select
This conversation is important because during the last banned and restricted announcement, Wizards said that it was considering unbanning cards in the format after Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan , which has led to some crazy unbanning suggestions
Board wipes that remove permanents through other means, like Cyclonic Rift or Sunfall, do remove indestructible creatures
Esika, God of the Tree is one of those MDFCs that you care much more about the back than you do the front