You might look at Old-Growth Grove and shrug it off for having no immediate upside, but remember the upside of an MDFC land is that it's a land when you need it to be, and a spell when you're all set on lands
You may choose a Basic Pokmon or Evolution card from those cards, show it your opponent, and put it into your hand
In some ways their strategy is very much the default that most typal decks have followed, but the elves have so many more tools and tricks up their sleeve that they feel completely unique
AStrixhaven: School of MagesSet Booster Pack contains 12 Magic cards, including 1 Mystical Archive card (Uncommon, Rare, or Mythic Rare), 1 Lesson card (Common, Uncommon, Rare, or Mythic Rare), 1 Rare or Mythic Rare, 1 foil of any rarity, 1 Wild Card of any rarity, 6 assorted Commons or Uncommons that are thematically connected (with Commons connected to other Commons, and Uncommons connected to other Uncommons), and 1 Land cardplus 1 Art Card and 1 Ad/Token or special card from Magic's history (a card from "The List")
In fact, the average price of a Standard deck broke $500 only for a handful of days between Return to Ravnica and Battle for Zendikar
You can only play with creatures and spells if your mana base can support them
