Being able to wait until the last moment keeps opponents guessing and lets you pivot based on what the table is doing
You can also always choose fewer than four copies of the card to exile, even if there are more in the deck
Standard has been hostile to Creature decks that aren't incredibly fast aggro decks for a while now, and I don't think that's going to change with so many new sets entering Standard next year
Equipped creature has "If a creature dying causes a triggered ability of this creature or an emblem you own to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time." Equip 2 Equipped creature has "If a creature dying causes a triggered ability of this creature or an emblem you own to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time." Equip 2
For two mana and the exiling of two cards from our graveyard we get to create a tapped 2/2 Black Zombie creature token
Once you start swingin with your Faeries, Alela lets you goad a creature if you deal combat damage to a player