You can turn this into incredible value with creatures that make tokens, as well as the Sabertooth Mauler, which gets a +1/+1 counter on it if a creature died on your turn
In order to counteract this, you'll want to focus on value-building effects so that you get additional benefits from gaining life, like extra card draw and growing creatures
Ultimately, the Evoke Elementals were banned for the same reason that the Flare cycle was banned
All of the cards printed in Magic: The Gathering-Commander (2015) will be legal in Vintage and Legacy tournaments, but will not be legal for Standard or Modern
I also hope at some point I'll be able to play the hug role at a table full of graveyard decks
As you might expect for Transformers, these are all double-faced cards, with one side showing their vehicle form, and the other their robot self