The Monk rates lower on the list because he can be more easily killed by the color he is designed to hose
Tethering that recursion to a death trigger both strong is nasty good, and before you think that eight mana is too much, this is an added part of the card and Black is very rampy with Cabal Coffers and Urborg
A games pacing usually goes something like this: Interact in the early turns to dig towards lands and manage the things your opponent is doing that matter to you
It's ETB is to tuck one nonland permanent into their library third from the top for each opponent...nasty great tempo and removing Commanders of the board or forcing a recast with Tax now
I think hes worse than the other ramp options, and while theres an interesting discussion about whether its better to have a payoff on an enabler in the command zone, Elf decks are already fantastic at making mana so you really dont need more
May 16, 2025 OP07-097 Vegapunk Before: This Leader cannot attack