Lorwyn upped the ante with this card, as it provided a strong Elf lord at the uncommon rarity, and it also delivered an activated ability that could provide a simple 1/1 Elf token for just one green mana and a tap whenever you wanted it
This way, you can justify running this elemental avatar as your green commander, as itd be easy to play a 12/12 for 6 mana with enough investment
When it ETBs, you're going to get one creature out of eight cards (four of yours and four of your opponent), and because of your deck restriction it's pretty positive that you'll get a free creature out of the deal
Until your next turn, it gains trample if you control a Dwarf and hexproof if you control an Elf
But, if you already control Stomping Ground, then you don't need the fixing anymore
Probably not, especially since the deck its in is likely to have a ton of gas