Of course, the biggest upside of Zirda, the Dawnwaker is that its cost reduction applies to all permanents (see: the Basalt Monolith / Grim Monolith combos for Commander), and some artifact-based decks come very close to accidentally meeting Zirda, the Dawnwaker's companion restriction (for example, Modern Urza decks often only have Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath as a permanent without an activated ability), so the unique wording on Zirda might open up new possibilities, compared to Biomancer's Familiar and Training Grounds, that will take time to explore
There are three different scenes for you to collect and assemble in the set
On the surface, it looks clunky, almost awkward, like it should be mediocre
This card is especially fun in Commander, as politicking can turn to backstabbing quickly depending on who has the most life
It's like she knows she can do good art, but enjoys fucking with people by giving us complete crap to look at instead