Giving a card is a pretty big cost in 1v1 formats, as 1v1 formats are won and lost on resource management
Later in the game you can play the key characters Belle Mechanic Extraordinaire and Beast Frustrated Designer earlier than their ink cost
Add the fact that this commander returns to your hand after its destroyed, so you get around commander tax
Even better, however, is the fact that all your lands will now fuel "basic lands matter" cards: they're all Swamps for Cabal Coffers, Plains for Emeria, the Sky Ruin, Mountains for Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle, everything for Last Stand, etc
If you are playing Scourge Wolf, it's likely because you want a 2/2 first strike for two that can sometimes gain double strike , not because it's a Wolf Horror