That said, having two Elf lords in Historic (with Imperious Perfect joining Elvish Clancaller) is a huge boost for the tribe, giving it a much more legitimate beatdown plan to go along with its combo-like ability to draw through the deck with cards like Beast Whisperer and Vanquisher's Banner, before finishing the game with a massive Finale of Devastation, perhaps with the help of a flipped Growing Rites of Itlimoc producing a Gaea's Cradleesque amount of mana
6 Overwhelming Forces Many Versus None The best board wipe cards are the ones that are going to leave you with an advantage, and Overwhelming Forces does just that
And lastly, Tales of Middle-Earth will get the full Magic Arena treatment, with unique playing fields (like the interior of a Hobbits home), a Mastery Pass, and even pets, including seasonal variants of Ents and, for a preorder bonus, the One Ring itself
3 mana to copy one of your creatures will be worth it a lot of the time
It's also great that your card draw comes with aggression
Paired with just about any mill effect you can think of, Rise is the ultimate awakening