In a format like Commander, paying four life isn't a terrible trade-off either, so you can draw fresh cards a few times before you need to be cautious with your life total
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, that creatures controller sacrifices it
This also might be the best home for mono-black superfriends, but I still dont think thats a thing
Outside of Commander While Commander does have Future Sight to use, some competitive formats dont currently have an effect like this
If one of the creatures is an illegal target and the other one isn't as The Earth Crystal's last ability tries to resolve, the original distribution of counters applies and the counter that would have been put on the illegal target is lost
Because we actively embrace this chaos, we attract people who enjoy the same style of game, so youre more likely to find like-minded people hanging around the Commander tables than you might at the PPTQ or playing Day 2 of a Grand Prix