Those who played back when it was legal know how often the game would revolve around a Prophet of Kruphix Recurring Nightmare The play pattern of repeatedly looping the same creatures, and without an interaction window because the returning of the enchantment is a cost, and the combo potential, leads to a card that is more likely to create harm and frustration than good
Shalai, Voice of Plenty Shalai, Voice of Plenty offers one of the best ways to protect your board
You'll find Young Wolf in a lot of competitive decks from Pauper to Modern, taking nibbles, and then bites out of an opponent's life total
Synergy with flickers and discard payoffs like Tinybones, Bauble Burglar, Entropic Battlecruiser and Waste Not, then backed up by counterspells and alternate plans like control, reanimator and wheels