Cavaliers dominated Standard with cards like Fires of Invention that offset their high mana value
Whats nuts is that this card can very easily just cost two green mana to cast, since you can remove +1/+1 counters to shave off two of the ten generic mana in its mana value for each one you remove
Between lords and cards like Kindred Dominance that care about creature types, you can find plenty of reasons to include this shapeshifter
All in all, Commander 2019 does represent a big improvement in value over last year, which is a relief, although it still lags behind older editions of Commander in terms of reprints and value, so maybe being better than what is widely considered to be the worst-ever Commander offering ( Commander 2018 ) isn't really much of a victory
Weve definitely seen Standard formats dominated by some unlikely cards in the past Cauldron Familiar and Arboreal Grazer are doing it right now, in fact
These incredible rises are sweeping the Pokemon market, and there's no telling when the eventual pullback might happen