The Standard Elsa card only costs $0.26, which is an insane value difference.
For this reason, you get the rule 903.8, colloquially known as the commander tax. History of the Commander Tax The commander tax has existed ever since the formats inception back in 1996
There is no happy ending but this is their one moment of peace and it had to be enough
Even outside of poison strategies, turning small utility creatures into real threats changes combat math immediately
Some is incidental and just slightly increases the power of a card, others it is far more the reason you are playing the card
Bringing back the foil loophole and increasing the supply of Reserved List cards through Masters sets, Secret Lairs , and other "premium" supplemental products would be a win for both Wizards and players and likely not as bad for collectors as some would like you to believe