That record belongs to 1997 (and not 2006, the Guildpact / Dissension / Coldsnap / Time Spiral year with 922 cards) with a total of 1,133 cards
Devotion decks will find it to be an incredibly efficient finisher that will synergize with Command the Dreadhorde enchantment, which puts creatures from your graveyard back onto the battlefield
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Im not sure if theres a certain trend that can be identified that explains why some cards are rebounding and others arent
Elven Council is not one of the more outwardly threatening decks, so you should be able to stay under the threat radar until youre ready to knock out a player
Bitterthorn excels instead in token builds like Neyali, Suns Vanguard, where it can enjoy double-strike and a number of anthem effects