Casual Commander can be very affordable, while competitive Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and high-end collecting can become expensive quickly
Omnath, Locus of Creation One could argue that gaining life is the least of what Omnath, Locus of Creation can do, and that would be fair
But WotC has intentionally pushed the power of creatures to make this a game about swinging and slaying and not as much about spells and stuff
When I need to find several of the same basic land for say: a Commander deck, and wanting the basics to be all from the same plane, this really speeds up finding the right cards
For example, if the original creature spell had kicker and its kicker cost was paid, the copy will also be kicked
Once its a vehicle, you can spend to convert it back and adapt 3, reloading it with counters to fuel the process again