The good news is that (again, like the lands), Wizards seems to have tried to fix this issue with Commander 2019 , with each deck having at least one or two additional good artifacts on top of Sol Ring, even though this year does not feature an artifact-themed deck
This card has two strikes against it: it costs triple blue to cast (just like cousin bombs Arcanis and Future Sight from this block) and blue is generally a weak color in Onslaught/Legions/Scourge
As it turns out, there are some ways one can put their creative spin on something AND keep in line with the instructions: Quote From Matt Cavotta "He says that Dude can rework it however he wants to focus on the weapon rather than the monument
Telepathy is $40 with a $25 buylist, Sisays Ring is $16 with a $10 buylist, Intrepid Hero is $21 with a $15 buylist and Arcane Laboratory is $50 with a $27 buylist which reflects a real lack of confidence in that $50
5 Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant Clever, cold, and calculating, Jin-Gitaxias manipulative personality comes through much more clearly in his second iteration