If he has damage on him by the start of your turn, his strength bumps up by a whole four points
There are always original art cards at higher rarity levels, and thats what youll see on this list of the most valuable cards from the Fabled set
The more pip intensive your Cube is the less youll be able to utilize it, and space for utility lands can be difficult to find, but the opportunity cost here is incredibly low and the potential gain for putting this card in your deck is massive
What this really is is a cheap, one-mana spell that provides a bit of security on your turn for your commander, making it a lot less likely that you get two-for-oned when you cast something like Assault StrobeAssault Strobe or Violent UrgeViolent Urge on ElshaElsha and invite in the removal
As floods and screws are the extreme ranges of Magic the range on level up best comes in to play
It's a crude mirror of his realm on New Phyrexia, but close enough to lend him strength as he plans his next move