Tezzeret, Cruel Captain Tezzeret, Cruel Captain starts doing work right away, even without the ultimate
Together, they show almost every major side of blue, from alternate win conditions and hand filtering to top-deck setup, life-based value engines, modern board pressure, and the kind of control strategy that can shape an entire format
Upheaval is both an emergency reset which leaves the game right back at square one, and a way to get way ahead in the game by floating mana
Imagine playing an Untimely Malfunction to steal a Tamiyos Safekeeping in response to a removal spell
Elves have been around since the very first MTG set back in 1993, with Llanowar Elves appearing in Alpha alongside such lesser-known cards as MTG Black Lotus