P/T Number 272 Language English Legal Formats Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage Not Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless Rulings (12/8/2022) The ability that defines Serra Avatar's power and toughness works in all zones, not only the battlefield
And getting to draw cards each turn isnt bad either, it just takes something like Beza, the Bounding Spring or Emeritus of Abundance in play to do it
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We almost never want to play it in the first few turns (we have dorks for that), but in the later game we can start other creatures on the growth package, we can proliferate the crew to make our creatures and planeswalkers bigger, and there are corner cases where it's proper to put the Druid's counter on one of our evolve creatures
Ultimately, even if Salvaging Station does end up increasing in price, its well worth considering in Commander