Starting with the creatures, let's talk about Thunderclap Drake , a 2/1 creature with flying for only 2 mana
What some players missed was that this card was being a bit more mischievous than was obvious at first glance
Ward (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .) At the beginning of combat on your turn, other creatures you control with power 4 or greater gain trample and haste until end of turn
Even with Meathook Massacre now banned, theres still enough removal and shenanigans to cause a scene
I'm not saying Gravecrawler is at that level of impactful to the game's history by any means, but many baby necromancers have a level-up moment when they realize that you can win games of magic through a myriad other ways than attacking your opponent's life total
Deck will probably still play the Alcremie line for high burst damage, but this moves Shadow Rider from attacker to more of a supporter role