A future design team would try to solve the same problem and came up with a more elegant solution, tying the ability, what we called saddle, to the crew ability
Anikthea blends a timeline-spanning group of influences into a fresh, dynamic character design
So, for example, Warrior of Light, which is a reprint of Jodah, the Unifier, is Standard legal because Jodah was printed in Dominaria United which is still (somehow) Standard legal
I do think its a little simple and relies too heavily on your opponents having creatures, but at the end of the day if they dont have any creatures to goad, youre going to be connecting with your dragons anyway, so who cares
Textured foiling is a new printing process introduced in Double Masters 2022
(EDHREC Rank: #618) Much like Patron of the Moon, Multani benefits from a lot of cards that have been printed in recent years that care about the number of lands you play, so if green is more your speed, you should give this a consideration