Lore counters are counters, so everything that affects counters in general also affects lore counters on sagas
They're not on the board to create offensive pressure
Sea Gate Oracle The Oracle is a perfect filler card, it is far from overly powerful yet I play it lots because I feel it greatly reduces the element of chance in my games
4 Tavern Scoundrel Win-Win If You Play Your Cards Right Tavern Scoundrel's not quite as feast-or-famine as some coin-flip cards
Limited format play, especially Draft, is a huge part of the Magic ecosystem
The lone samurai of heroes (Guardians of Yuna, Warriors of Light, Baldur's Gate party and Club Penguin medieval heroes) and villains (Cult of the Absolute, Disney Villains, Mordor, Smaug Dominion and Scorn Kingdom)