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Awesome with Griselbrand, but its useless with cards like Archon of Cruelty or Woodfall Primus
They are played as top end creatures in countless decks, they see play in everything from Legacy and Vintage to Modern, Standard, Commander, and kitchen tables that care more about splashy effects than legal formats
Deal with a thing for no mana but two cards
Even if your Commander deck isnt focused on a specific creature type, this card often does enough to warrant inclusion if your commander has a good triggered ability
A lot of balance and care goes into choosing the cost of a card, more than I can express here, but looking for similar effects on existing Magic cards can give you an idea of a fair costfor example, a ramp spell that puts two lands into play ought to cost 4 mana, per Explosive Vegetation