If you led with it and dropped it under a Counter shield or tempo-laden trick, then you could just tap three mana and it to fetch out any 2-drop
Meanwhile, Pippin is making life extremely difficult for attackers, blockers, or other effects that want to interact with your creatures, and with vigilance, Pippin can even get in on attacks if you need him toperhaps hes a Ring-bearer
Theyre meant for playing right out of the box, making them ideal for newcomers and for learning a sets new mechanics
Discard is better because people tend to hold onto cards longer, but its also worse because you have to hit so many more cards to make the math of a discard spell worth it
In particular, were looking at his second ability, which can draw many (or few) cards, depending on how big your creatures are
Experiment Kraj can be played as a semi-combo commander