Plus, the potential to do a massive amount of damage with this commander is nothing to sniff at
All in all, Commander 2019 does represent a big improvement in value over last year, which is a relief, although it still lags behind older editions of Commander in terms of reprints and value, so maybe being better than what is widely considered to be the worst-ever Commander offering ( Commander 2018 ) isn't really much of a victory
Coveted Jewel is a paticuarly good card to sacrifice
And yes, I hear your shouts of Buy it on eBay!, but its not about that specific card
Casting historic spells is fairly easy since any cheerio or 1-mana artifact does the trick, and you get up to a 3-drop back
Starter Pokemon Chimchar, Piplup, and Turtwig are all here with their impressive evolutions, as well as fan-favourite legendary Pokemon Palkia and Dialga