I was definitely thinking about adding in Vedalken Orrery and trying to go off on the end step before my turn, but I don't play Orrery in many decks these days
Gideon Jura is a popular choice these days because it can stop your opponent from attacking you, saving you some life, and it acts as a repeatable removal spell as well, so it's difficult for any creature-based deck to play around it
I suppose it might be an issue for Amulet decks, but those aren't in Standard
Interestingly, pyre isnt as strong with my 4 cost cards because I want them to stay on the field/ they will be copies of something else
So if you want to play the role of the mysterious and subtlety powerful Elves of LOTR, and you like the idea of a very unique Simic deck that focuses on Elves and Politics to secure victory, then Elven Council is the deck for you
Alternatively, you can use it to support a hidden Commander strategy with something like the new Aang