It helps Sapling Nursery which helps Orchard Warden which plays on both Nissa, Resurgent Animist & Lotus Cobra
So, which of these cards is worth keeping an eye on and which one is at the bottom of the pile
It only modulates damage dealt to your opponents, not their permanents, but thats plenty
Delaying your opponent but not actually doing anything with the time you gain by doing so is a recipe for disaster and Elite Spellbinder does a great job of avoiding this pitfall
A 3/3 Vampire for four mana, Olivia's controller can pay two mana at any time to have Olivia deal two damage to any other creature, turning it into a Vampire in the process, and putting a +1/+1 counter on Olivia
And as a fun little bonus, the art is most likely a throwback to Slash Panther, which had its own little moment of glory in Legacy about ten years ago