Ironically, the tournament was for an Alpha Gauntlet of Might, a card worth, at the time, around $120
The real cost comes from buying all the sleeves and deck boxes Canada needs to organise each of his decks
Other than merfolk kindred decks, Deeproot Historian might be worth a look as a way to ignore commander tax for any deck with a druid in the Command Zone: Faldorn, Rashmi, Chulane, Kinnan and Tatyova are good homes, just to name a few
Sure, giving your creatures +1/+1 is good, and can certainly help push some bonus damage, but it might not be enough to overcome an established board
Check your local WPN game store for more details on preordering The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth and receiving this card