If you feel priced out of Magic, which can certainly happen to some people, or youre looking for less rules baggage in general, Pokemon and Lorcana are fine alternatives
Uro, Titan of Natures Wrath You dont see Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath around often enough to think its busted, but thats just because its been banned in practically every format but Cube and Commander
Slaughter is a perfect card to pop in the deck too it not only delivers some really targeted removal but also triggers Yshtolas damage-dealing ability thanks to its mana-cost and allows you to draw a card when you decide to buy it back for 4 life
The biggest upside, though, is getting to cast it at instant speed when you have a discard outlet
They probably cant attack through it (especially if theres any kind of pump involved, or if you have multiples of the card)
At this point, its no surprise that Monument to Endurance is making a big impact on multiple formats