Blue is able to effectively play a tempo game but doesnt necessarily have the threats to utilize the tempo advantage, while whites quantity and quality of interaction are lower than normal
Primal Conqueror Etali, however, ramps that ability up to 11 by triggering upon entering, and also only stealing nonland permanents, which affect the board far more than just the top card. If that wasnt enough, if you pay , you get to transform it into a new, nonartifact version of Blightsteel Colossus
This was especially true this time around, as we were throwing everything but the kitchen sink against Izzet to see if we could find a favorable matchup
Secondly, hes able to attack Evasive characters, which, as previously discussed, is not a common ability