The beauty of Magic is that the game reinvents itself with each new release, and nearly every Magic card from the past gets a new card pool context to swim in
Do Clones Copy Counters
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Creates Undesirable Game States This is a category that might get pretty large, since it includes all the cards which take away a significant part of the game from the other players
The deck is far too creature-heavy, with 39 in total, which is somewhat understandable given there will be a lot of sacrificing, but that's typically reserved for tokens, which can be created by instants, sorceries, and enchantments
When you want to protect your characters, you can use the Bodyguard keyword with a little healing