Red shares blacks difficulty in handling enchantments, although it is plenty capable of killing artifacts
I think of it as a dragon-like Young Pyromancer, and it may very well be one of your strongest cards in a wizard deck
There are multiple cards that trigger at the end step, and Y'shtola helps to double up on all these effects
Abrade can also make quick work of an opposing Aethersphere Harvester, and Magma Spray is one of the few clean answers to threats that can be recurred from the graveyard, such as Earthshaker Khenra and Scrapheap Scrounger
At six mana (three colorless, one each blue, black, and red), he's a little more expensive than other Commanders you're likely to encounter, but he brings excellent value and staying power to your battlefield