From exile, you can cast the other side of the card, getting yourself a permanent, typically a few turns later, but not really putting yourself behind on cards
And its just a living Vedalken Orrery as it is
Rather than aiming to take out opponents as quickly as possible, Control decks aim to 'control' the board, depriving opponents of key resources through removal and counter spells, preventing opponents from assembling their win-conditions while assembling a win-condition of your own
COLOR THEORY The unique nature of this set means that not all color pairs are officially given archetype status with two-color uncommon enablers to define their strategy
Bears, Treefolk, Druids, Hydra and Squirrels are all green-based creature types that don't have the best card draw options available to them