I actually find it pretty decent. Is it better than the "best" forms of that foci; not really, but it has other uses that have opens certain aspects of PvE and PvP that change the standard bite spam for 12 hrs shifter playstyle.

People just have to understand is that for something like komodo, it's unique for a major defensive form in that it has plague bite.
Crocodile can go in water. Diamondback can poison. Porcupine dishes the most damage. Pachyderm can lag. Mongoose and Lemur can both rescue and do a decent amount of damage for a defensive form. Armadillo is the best dam reduction.

Wildcat can hide. Hyena is good at all things, master of none. Fox has detect hidden. Cheetah has pounce. Trapdoor Spider has dam reduction and lag. Howler Monkey has lag, deafen ability. Orangutan does the most damage. Cobra has neuro poison, regen.

Ram has boneshatter, weaponbreak. Wolverine has riposte/masochism affect. Golden Jaguar has ambush. Alligator is aquatic and has regen. Tiger has pounce. Lion has high damage and lag. Rhino has dam reduction, lag. Silverback can be dodgy and has lag. Grizzly Bear can do a bunch of things.

Falcon is really good. Golden Eagle has furor, speed. Giant Wasp has neuro, dam reduction. Owl has detect hidden. Hummingbird is mongoose on wings. Vulture has pounce. Vampire bat has deafen and detect hidden.

Orca has boneshatter. Manta Ray has camo and lash, and dodges like a mongoose. Shark has crazy damage and disembowel. Squid has entwine. Dolphin has pounce. Walrus can go on land, dam reduction. Lobster is the same, and has lag. Electric Eel has lag.

In the end, you have to accept that all the forms will give you different tactics, and that all forms will play differently. There isn't a single form in the list I just named I'd get rid of on it's own. You have to see how your form combo works. I can see uses for every one of the forms depending on what your other major form is.