Release to the Wind and Valki together allow for instant transformation, but the mana investment is harder to justify in a format like Modern
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill is a competent alternative commander, focusing mainly on the +1/+1 counter aspect of the deck, and if creatures with +1/+1 counters die, you create 2/1 Inklings as a result
Wrap Up Soul Warden | Illustration by Randy Gallegos Lifegain strategies have plenty of support and enablers, even if it isnt the most competitive archetype in the game
Enough effects that do a damage to everyone or every opponent, like End the Festivities and Creeping Bloodsucker, and your 1-drop 1/1s enter as 4/4s
This is only the first idea I've come up with, but truly any commander that can benefit from being copied should at least consider this card
What makes it better is the opportunity to be a mana rock or draw cards, too