You can counterbalance that risk by reanimating Bahamut instead, and thats where I expect the card to shine the brightest
You can go reanimator, you can be a combo deck with Opposition Agent (who is a Rogue!) and Maralen hidden in the 99, you can play straight control, or focus on Rogue combat damage with stuff like Conspiracy and Arcane Adaptation
efficient removal for anything your opponent could play, combo interaction in [Card]Thoughtseize[/Card] and counterspells, as much burn hate as you want, and powerful midrange mix-up threats like [Card]Oko, Thief of Crowns[/Card] or [Card]Tireless Tracker[/Card] to take the game long when opponents board in narrow interaction
The sunlight glistens off the top of the creature, and blue energy radiates from its core, further adding to its strange and mysterious beauty
The first issue was the power of the tribe
When paired with creatures like Legion Lieutenant that provide each vampire with an additional +1/+1, upon dying, the resulting Vampire onslaught can possess double or even triple the power of Elenda prior to her death.