The second ability debatably is worse than Elspeths in many circumstances, though
Best Devoid Payoffs The first that comes to mind is Ulalek, Fused Atrocity of course
But the problem with this line of thinking is that there was already an 8/8 artifact creature printed just one expansion before Tinker, which was another obvious target to be Tinkerd into play early
We've already discussed the flashback cards, but Six provides all nonland cards with retrace, while Ramunap Excavator , Perennial Behemoth , Ancient Greenwarden , and Crucible of Worlds all let you play lands directly from your graveyard
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker A multi-format star, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker is Jaxis, the Troublemaker on steroids: Its activated ability costs no mana, and since it has haste it can create a token copy right after it enters the battlefield