Youll still want to play some noncreature spells, since Nikya will likely not be in play all the time, but it does let you go wild with big X spells since youre generating a ton of mana
Still a strong Elf card, and one that has retained the same artwork across its many printings
The social contract of Commander is such that you cant get upset when someone counters your Craterhoof Behemoth, but theres a lot of nebulous territory between game-ending must-counter threat and pet card or crucial component that will cause lingering friction if you counter. So heres a brief overview of counterspells that wont wreck friendships but also wont let your opponent wreck your gameplan
Card Text: Your Ring-bearer is legendary and can't be blocked by creatures with greater power
These decks are built so that most or all of their creatures share the same type so an all-elves deck, or all-squirrels, or all-ridiculously-adorable-floppy-rabbits-with-ridiculous-floppy-hats
You can also use it on yourself for a bit of bad looting should you need to