Five mana is a lot but we can copy protective instants and countermagic on their turn to keep Alania around
Stoneforge is probably still the best white creature ever printed but it has come down a lot in power to the point where it is a close thing
Its also unclear if theyll adjust to include the Fanatic in mainboard strategies
Updated December 13, 2023, by Ryan Hay: There's only so much burn your opponents can handle before they throw in the towel and with these Commanders, you can pick up the pace to burn them out a little faster than usual
To get to a place in which you can play it, though, youll need cards like Prismite and Prophetic Prism, which allow you to pay mana in order to gain mana of any colour, and Skittering Surveyor, which lets you look through your deck for a land card of your choice and put it in your hand
Similarly, it applies only to creatures you control at the time it resolves