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Plus, as a 2-cost, five-color commander he can be used with Lurrus of the Dream-DenLurrus of the Dream-Den, Zirda, the DawnwakerZirda, the Dawnwaker, Gyruda, Doom of DepthsGyruda, Doom of Depths, Umori, the CollectorUmori, the Collector, or Jegantha, the WellspringJegantha, the Wellspring as companions

With elves being so popular, especially among casual players, and Commander being the leading casual way to play Magic, it only makes sense that elf typal is one of the most popular deck themes in the format

If a resolving spell or ability instructs a specific creature to explore but that creature has left the battlefield, the creature still explores

It costs the extra mana, a colored pip no less, but getting to cast a spell with mana value two or less for free makes it well worth the increased cost