What's free, what costs money, and is the paid tier worth it
It's not like drawing cards will ever be bad, and we are definitely going to play some powerful Wolves in this deck, but adding +1/+1 counters just plays so well with the go-wide strategy that Elves lend themselves to
New planeswalkers, legends galore, fantastic locations, innovative spells, and more are waiting for you
Also, not everyone wanted to empty their hand, getting us into Odyssey space where we were at times encouraging players to do something that they didn't naturally want to do
The combination of useful upfront from the five life it gives you and the ability to generate advantage over time is actually kind of a nice package, particularly if you can play a single copy (whether maindeck or sideboard) to tutor up with Priest of the Wakening Sun or look for with Commune with Dinosaurs