The life gain drawback becomes negligible in multiplayer formats where games last longer and life totals matter less than board control
Blue Blue's focus on knowledge drives the Jeskai, Sultai, and Temur clans very differently
These commanders usually play well in artifact-focused decks, and they offer abilities that interact with energy, vehicles, modular counters, or graveyard recursion
Such a spell or ability won't counter Lithomantic Barrage, but any additional effects of that spell or ability will still happen
It's great in both roles and I ran it in deck to trigger my Tevals and then reload my stuff 5 Color deck right here - ( Honorable Menton #2
Another design for SpaceGodzilla had the character be a quadruped or a much more Biollante-like monster commanding a horde of cosmic dragonflies