I would look into Meren of Clan Nel Toth. She is a powerhouse but can be tooled back as well. She is a great toolbox commander as well which you said you like.
That card only sees play on VINTAGE and on some multiplayer commander lists. Blergh.
EDIT: I like how my posts are in stark opposition to MrMime133 back-to-back, heh.
Seriously what is wrong with some of you. They could give out gold bullion and some would *****.
Oh yeah, please tell me in how many decks that so needed reprint will slot in.
It is not just about which list you are others are running now. Vintage is dead yes but Commander is not and is arguably the most popular format right now. Commander lists are not running Drain because it is a super high dollar card. When the price goes down and people have access it will be in literally tons of EDH decks. You tell me how many blue based EDH decks don't want Mana Drain?
Puca was great for me for over a year and as stated about the time of the overhaul last year it's economy just fell apart. No way I would go near it now.
A lawsuit if far from a guarantee they ALREADY broke the RL years ago in the From the Vault series and there was no lawsuit. But to the point I would do it incremental. 1st I would axe the functional reprint idiocy. Then I would announce that for the good of the game and its longevity he list needs to be repealed. A dead TCG would annihilate the prices of the cards anyway. On a personal note if you invested in the volatile market of a card game then you really need to rethink your portfolio. Go into real estate as an investment for Pete's sake.
I have 28 EDH decks and there is no way in hell I am buying staples especially land bases for each one. I keep all cards I run in multiple decks in a binder in perfect fits and will simple switch a card in for a stand by proxy in the deck. I also have some Collector's Ed cards I will use as well as gold bordered cards that I will use in decks. I see no issue in proxies if you own the card if it is produced by Wizards.
Funny how people keep saying that dragons need a better leader then Scion of the Ur-dragon, heck I will keep Scion as the leader of my Dragon deck and just run the new spoiled ones.
OK cat people enjoy but this is a huge disappointment for me, could care less for them. I was thinking of actually picking up all 4 this year but will not be grabbing this one.
If Eldrazi it should be colorless, WOTC needs to produce a colorless EDH product. I think the backlash vs Eldrazu will keep them out. My Kozilek, Butcher of Truth deck would love some new tools though.
So the card price fell by 50%, so I guess the reprint worked out. I play a lot of EDH and see way more Crypts then I did before its reprint.
It is not just about which list you are others are running now. Vintage is dead yes but Commander is not and is arguably the most popular format right now. Commander lists are not running Drain because it is a super high dollar card. When the price goes down and people have access it will be in literally tons of EDH decks. You tell me how many blue based EDH decks don't want Mana Drain?
Seriously what is wrong with some of you. They could give out gold bullion and some would *****.