Probably better in a control deck than a beatdown one, it's costed similarly to a bunch of cards that simply have better upsides (e.g
Other Cube Types With all of that above stuff said, there are two other ways to build your Cube
It negates all status ailments, which isnt really the focus of Standard at the moment, and it also deals damage based on how much energy is on other players Pokemon, which is usually only 1-2 right now
You can probably use something like a soldering iron as well, which would have a sharper, more precise tip, but it might be a lot hotter and melt the surrounding plastic if it gets too close, so I just went with the cheapo glue gun from the dollar store
That's accessible in Commander too, but Cauldron Familiar means Samwise Gamgee couldn't be your commander
One of their defining characteristics is their ability to generate obscene amounts of mana, which makes Tyvar the Bellicose an intriguing option as an elf commander since it makes your mana dorks bigger