Unless youre on a combo deck, losing half of your library isnt the absolute end of the world, but having a 12/12 or 13/13 with Annihilator of, on average, 5 or 6 coming at you with Ward: Sac two permanents is brutal
Deeproot Elite should be a staple in Merfolk decks in Standard, which should be very popular after the release of Rivals of Ixalan , especially if there is an energy ban, which is why I have the Merfolk creatures ranked ahead of the other tribes
Loxi: The thing that makes this card uniquely scary is that it discounts Blue mana pips, and as we know from years of Magic, free spells = free wins, baby
This was already a popular card back then because of the iconic Charizard VMAX design
Those Commander cards can be found within the collector boosters of the same set
Etherium is limited