8 - Fry Not the KFC dinner you may be hoping for, Fry is a powerful spell that costs 1 generic and 1 Red, cannot be countered, and deals 5 damage to a blue or white creature
For removal I would prefer to hard remove something, rather than tuck it under something that is very fragile, as it is both a Creature and an Enchantment
Again, no brakes like once per turn, or a bigger life loss, 1 is nothing here, and then you didn't spend mana or tap or do anything else, all of the card flow happens
With the reprinting of the card in Standard for the first time in years, it gives the Elves a chance to shine with their fantastic new card
While the last line of text regarding Thrulls will pretty much never come up unless youre playing something like Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder, Soul Exchange is more than good enough without it