There are other cards like Sigarda, Heron's Grace or Tamiyo, Collector of Tales that help you over hampering your opponents, making their edict effects and spells null and void
As such, the possibility of defeating the five defense counters and flipping it into a souped-up Bitterblossom is mostly upside
So if you can keep your commander in play you get benefits from your backgrounds, plus the powerful effects from cards like Skyhunter Strike Force for a massive melee, Tyrant's Familiar to burn off creatures, and Thunderfoot Baloth to finish opponents with a permanent, only slightly smaller Overrun
Kona, Rescue Beastie Friendly, trusting, and keenly intelligent, Kona is unique amongst beasties in that she doesn't form attachments to individual survivors