She's not above claiming Toralf's feats as her ownfor the sake of a good story, of course
You're instead spending your money on something that can be a new experience every single time you draw it, almost no 2 games go the same, even if several of the same cards come up
While the politics of stealing creatures from your opponents can be engaging and exciting, you need to devote significant resources to bouncing Elrond in and out of the battlefield
Even then, the payoff isnt all that great
Robe of Stars is excellent in an Equipment deck, since phasing out a creature and all Equipment attached to it will be quite a bit better than blinking it in the face of battlefield sweepers
When transformed into Rona, Tolarian Obliterator, you have a very good blocker that either gets you some great spells or make your opponents too afraid to swing at you