Persist is a very sweet ability thats often looked down on because design teams avoid mixing mechanics that use +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters to minimize confusion, and mechanics that feature +1/+1 counters tend to be very popular
Getting rid of a lot of creatures, however, is white's wheelhouse
Admittedly, its worth remembering that Brawl and Commander are literally different formats
Its closer to $500-700 if you dont need it to be tournament-legal , though
This deck took the format by storm through its fast paced gameplay, that got even faster due to the convoke ability (you can pay mana cost by tapping creature cards) that many of the decks most powerful cards featured
Typically the Nightbound side of the card is more powerful, and with this new mechanic, once it is nighttime Werewolves will enter the battlefield on their back Nightbound side