War of the Elements Limited - first impressions

Just a quickie for now. Haven't played with the entire card pool so this is by no means definitive!

Worse than expected: Bronze Drake

There appear to be quite a lot of 1/2s and 2/3s in War of the Elements, and as a result Bronze Drake's ideal use of taking out your opponent's one-drop when going second often didn't work as intended. I would probably play him again but I had high expectations of him and often found him lacking instead, and probably would have preferred the second Arvos Jadestone in my deck instead.

Better than expected: Nessera Gildenrose

Remember Dhoros Ravestrike? He was a ludicrous finisher if you could untap with him in play while you had a bunch of resources in play. Nessera is less efficient than Dhoros on resource cost per Assault, but her extra health makes her much more survivable and she is also quite useful to help you trade up.

Still as good as ever: Bayner Cogbertson

Even a Savage Raptor can't kill this guy in one hit. Still a major problem for any board.

Current best Uncommon in set: Crown of Chelonian Freedom

Having seen this played with an Emerald Emissary on board, it can dominate a game. Its static 1 DEF is just the icing on the cake.

Joint current best Uncommon in set: Timriv the Enforcer

Pay 4, execute all those good trades you did earlier, get a 3/3 that needs to be dealt with immediately? Yeah, ok.