It does need to stay alive for you to get value out of the cards, but the good news is that there are other ways to mill yourself in UG, and turning every permanent you mill into a card effectively in your hand is just absurd
Weve never had a Commander cost 0 before, and this little dude comes with first strike, menace, and trample on a completely fearsome 0/1 body
Its pretty simpleeven if wed love to play with Gaeas Cradle, we should be happy to play at a lower power level and forgo the proxy depending on the context
Are there any other offbeat creature types youd like to see support for in the future
It's very strong at the kitchen table with its ability to destroy any artifact or enchantment on arrival to the battlefield, and it's a may effect so if you are the only one with it and you just need the body you can drop it
Desert Warfare Desert Warfare is the ultimate payoff for a Desert deck