Getting to dig for an artifact or enchantment and bringing it in with a shield counter is nice, and similarly, putting perma-buffs on your creatures or Commander is good too
There are plenty of games where they come at you too strong and fast for the Orb to make any difference and would have been much better as anything else however in any game that is at all close the Orb will make a turn or twos difference and swing the game in its controller's favour
NAUTILOID SHIP Removal is needed in Commander, and that includes ways to keep on top of graveyards, lest you be overcome by those of us who jam Living Death in every deck we can
I find myself wanting a copy in more than one deck, and whenever a card is that fun and/or powerful, reprints are welcomed
For one thing, the hinged plastic lid opens a lot wider than other, similar deck boxes that are made of similar material to this one