The Trading Card Game (TCG) is based on the Pokemon video games, so Types are just as important here as they are in the video game
All Trading Card Games (TCGs) and Collectable Card Games (CCGs) feature fancy card treatments and art variants to entice collectors to buy more cards
The short answer is that the English counterpart works differently, and which one suits you depends on what you are after
PSA 10 copies fetch strong premiums
For me, alternate artwork in the collector boosters is fine as you can still acquire the normal cards from the Commander decks, but now we are starting to see unique cards in the collector boosters
Basically, you had to use your removal on Ezuri before you could kill any other Elf, and if you didnt have removal, the Overrun ability would crush you with just a handful of Elves on the battlefield