All your points are valid. I have never had Norn stolen and used against me, but I can see how that's actually much worse than Wurmcoil.

I just realized the Fiend Hunter loop myself, and my jaw dropped. He is also a great include because the deck wants sac outlets so much and he can act like Duplicant when you have one down if you sac him before his ETB resolves.

You're right of course that Yavimaya Elder isn't technically ramp, but he ensures that you will hit land drops and is very easy to recur via Sun Titan, Reveillark, Saffi, etc. He is an advantage monster since he is effectively a 4-for-1.

I want to add Cathars' Crusade to my own build but haven't decided what should be cut for it. Maybe I should just cut the Juniper. I think I have more tutor and recursion for creatures than enchantments which is why I chose him in the first place. I would follow your lead and cut Elesh Norn, but I just added Kamahl, Fist of Krosa and together they can make a land destruction combo.

I am not currently running any of the pieces for the Ashnod's, Nim, Avenger combo but I own them all and they all warrant a spot in the deck. But what to cut?

I also run both Steelshaper's Gift and Stoneforge Mystic . Stoneforge is super good, I just don't like to suggest cards over 20 bucks because a lot of people are on budgets.

I appreciate the budget thing. Currently I'm not looking to spend more than $25 per card unless it really adds something to the deck. I've found that a lot fo the cards in Saffi are a bit more niche, which helps on price. I'll have a look and see what you might be able to cut, but I agree about your Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite and Kamahl, Fist of Krosa combo. I've seen it in action before (my girlfriend runs a brutal Captain Sisay deck) and it is very broken. If I wanted to go full land destruction, I should probably reconsider putting it in this one :P