This may not be necessary, however, given the Dragons second ability, which lets him regenerate for just two black mana, thus avoiding the majority of destruction-based removal
That prevents this from becoming a tier one Commander staple, but flavor and uniqueness should still keep this in the $1-$2 range long term
With so many fully fleshed-out Universes Beyond sets in our future, its safe to say we shouldnt expect Universes Within versions of many cards from outside IPs, if any
According to EDHREC, over 71,000 decks use Gaeas Cradle within the 99, however, many players might want that number to be higher
END STEP Counter Intelligence is a pretty sweet deck
Spending the full eight mana to cast it as a 5/5 does mean you can send it in as a 9/5 during your next turn which is pretty darn good if your opponent doesn't have an answer for it