Cavalier of Dawn is a fine card, but you can't lean on it too much
Furthermore, running the anvil usually means you've also got to run the entire anvil package which takes up a large amount of your deck slots
Its a great fit for any Halloween deck with a beastly theme
You only pay when grades pop
All That Glitters, Cranial Plating, Salvage Slasher, Nim Devourer, Digsite Engineer, Urzas Saga, Karn, Scion of Urza, Runaway Trashbot, Bronze Guardian, Monumental Corruption, Darksteel Juggernaut, Armix, Filigree Thrasher, Shambling Suit, Battle at the Bridge, Herald of Anguish, Inspiring Statuary, Sly Requisitioner all of these cards scale in a way that favors the Commander environment