Gaining three life helps in specific archetypes, but getting to draw a card and potentially snipe down a utility creature trumps a Raise Dead
Although the more cards you have like Fathom Mage and Hardened Scales, the better Elrond looks
Once that choice is made, players may not respond until after the appropriate room ability has triggered
Maybe its Animate Wall, the card that got you into Magic
While Glimmora ex is in the Active Spot, the opponent can only have up to three benched Pokmon, which can make it hard for the opponent to set up plays when they can't prepare the proper consistency engine on their bench
Three more colorless commanders are joining the list, with The Capitoline Triad, Marvin, Murderous Mimic, and Ulamog, the Defiler all being interesting a very strong card choices to build around