You can build around it with indestructible things, more spells than permanents, like swapping Phyrexian Arena for Sign in Blood and Eternal Witness for Regrowth and Sensei's Divining Top for Brainstorm
No matter what Moves they have though, shiny Pokemon are always worth chasing after, since they provide unique looks for your collection to show off
I think the anguish on the elfs face here is what really sells the piece you can feel the pain and fear on her face, and it brings the viewer into a state of empathy, magnified by how we dont see the torturer in the artwork
As such, I think it would still be good if it only returned permanent cards
I know four mana for a 4/4 is not all that impressive these days, but when a creature has protection from X it should be kept in mind
While most decks will lack the resources needed to answer this deck other ones can still bypass this strategy easily