While Beta cards are awesome, Llanowar Elves just lets you get onto the board first which is what you want to be doing, especially in a Meta filled with Planeswalkers and when you are playing with 4 Carnage Tyrant
I wanted to highlight that the next time youre thinking about throwing away that Wingmate Roc token you just opened or an emblem that you know will never go off (at least not competitively) that there is someone out there who is willing to pay at least a few cents for it and if its popular enough significantly more than that.
In this list specifically, cards like Battlemage's Bracers just barely missed the cut, doubling up on our Tap effects while only paying their cost once, and the brand-new Buster Sword was only excluded based on its price (though I expect most of Final Fantasy to crater within the next month)
The flash isnt usually that relevant, but combined with an Ivy Lane Denizen, Shambleshark can lead to some blowouts
In essence, this made the maindeck stronger but the smaller sideboard made postboard games weaker