Like Sylvan Advocate, it's a huge creature late in the game and something you can plop down early and be fine with
The Mindskinner Im not a big fan of this blue commander, as itll take many turns to mill your opponent with The Mindskinner unless youre playing Duskmourn Limited
That way, youll always be ready to shift when the metagame calls for it
In other words, we ended up coming to a more complex design because that's where the flavor of the world led us, and we were willing to give it a try because of where Ikoria falls calendar-wise
You can't really set out to build an archetype like mono green control and expect to be winning the event with it but you can feel extra good about it if you do
Shields of Velis Vel Despite a name like Shields of Velis Vel, this shapeshifter card is more often used to gain an advantage from a creature that cares about more than one specific creature type