(It's not a creature.) Creature Enchantment - Dog Glimmer Enduring Courage Whenever another creature you control enters, it gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn
There are other situations where Mana Crypts downside can become worse
Most importantly, Elas vastly outperforms commanders such as Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim and Killian, Ink Duelist in a deck with Lurrus of the Dream-Den as the companion
That shouldn't be too difficult though as this deck runs upwards of 16 songs
This means that you could steal a tutor or a counterspell from an opponent, or you could just copy one of your own spells for twice the fun
If youve played a deck that features a lot of characters then song cards will always do well, as having a couple of exerted characters open to enemy attack, but still having a flush inkwell because the songs were played without cost is a strong place to be