Plot lets you pay ahead and cast later, Spree stacks modal effects , Saddle turns creatures into mounts, and Crime triggers whenever you target opponents or their permanents
Because of its large amount of low-Willpower characters, it's also fairly susceptible to removal actions like Grab Your Sword
Zendikar Rising brings us a 1/2 on its own that can become a 5/3 flyer with the right support
Path of the Pyromancer is also a standout card from the deck, but thats about all it offers from a competitive standpoint
Sure, there are more people playing EDH than there were in 2018, but there are twice as many Legendary creatures every set as there were then, too
It can feel silly to tell the person in charge of balance that "Yes, this number really does need to be 9,999." I get to sit near Michael nowadays, and it's always fun to watch him keep a bemused smile as another set lead asks him to evaluate something as crazy as a Jumbo Cactuar