>>33863030But then I have a mechanic that's even weaker than Champion and it wasn't exactly spectacular gameplay even in a tribal set.
The core of the evolution mechanic is that it let you tutor up the evolved form when you do something ad it shoudl reward you for doing it instead of simply casting the final stage.
For example my set has abilities that give bonuses based on the number of EXP counters on your creatures, a thing that works only if you evolved them.