Healers Hawk, Ruin-Lurker Bat, and Brightblade Stoat can come down early and start buffing your life total so its higher than your starting total by the time Elenda hits the battlefield
The Wizards that let us reanimate are Corpse ConnoisseurCorpse Connoisseur, Coffin QueenCoffin Queen, Apprentice NecromancerApprentice Necromancer, and Puppeteer CliquePuppeteer Clique
It can also be cast on the other side as a four-mana Artifact that can tap to force an opponent to either lose three life, discard a card or sacrifice a nonland permanent and can be untapped for four mana, but you'll rarely see this side of the card
If your Commander over the course of the game is able to deal 21 damage, itll knock your opponent out of the game
On top of that, you can add a bit of mana to your pool by revealing specific cards off the top of your library during your precombat main phase
I also bought a lot of 1st edition Neo booster packs from a Wizards of the Coast store in the mall