While fewer Alpha versions of Sol Ring exist in the world thanks to a smaller print run, the Beta iteration comes out on top
Anyways, Wizards never really understood how to make hosers in the early days of the game
Green has excellent sacrifice fodder like Yargle and Multani to enable it and cards like The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride and Greater Good provide useful redundancy
However, since this is part of the commander format, it might take a while to get these creatures on your board, which is where the term "ramp" comes in, adding many ways to get colorless energy on the battlefield
The flexible cost, option to use one of the ETBs for two, and incidental life gain are a treat
Finally, since you wont have many tough creatures, youll be exposed to attacks on the battlefield especially in the early game