While the replacement effect and mana reduction effect offered by The Earth Crystal are interesting, its activated ability leaves something to be desired
The Summons weve seen so far have been underwhelming for their costs, so its great to see one that can hold its own on the battlefield
For the inaugural Pro Tour in New York City, the format was Standard, but players were forced to use five cards from each legal expansion at the time
It's an easy road to start adding To be transparent, my current leading idea is that a commander is a Game Changer if it creates play patterns or game constraints that are unfun and overwhelmingly powerful or if it qualifies by virtue of being a Game Changer in the other 99 cards of a Commander deck
Filling up those graveyards both makes the creature more deadly and offers up juicier targets for Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
So if you don't care about anything except value, Jeskai and Sultai are the two clear winners