The simple truth is the card draw makes the difference between the card being playable and not
With an Elven Council deck, begin deploying low-cost Elves to build a foundation for your kindreds
Much like the aforementioned Karmic Guide, this card can be played in a totally fair way or you can opt to break it as part of various combos with other cards
Archangel Elspeth Arlinn, the Moon's Fury Arlinn, the Pack's Hope Chandra, Spark Hunter Gideon Jura Gideon of the Trials Gideon, Ally of Zendikar Gideon, Battle-Forged Gideon, Champion of Justice Gideon, Martial Paragon Gideon, the Oathsworn Jace, Cunning Castaway Karn, the Great Creator Kaya, Spirits' Justice Koth of the Hammer Nissa, Vital Force Nissa, Who Shakes the World Nissa, Worldwaker Ob Nixilis, the Adversary Oko, Thief of Crowns Oko, the Ringleader Oko, the Trickster Saheeli, Sublime Artificer Sarkhan the Masterless Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker Vraska, Betrayal's Sting Vraska, Relic Seeker Vronos, Masked Inquisitor Wrenn and Realmbreaker
Let's finish with removal on stick options
This is strange, since changing the image was possible in older Pokemon games