Other than companions, which had their own problems, and Grief, which can be cast for free, White Plume Adventurer is actually the highest mana value creature banned in Legacy
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Recent variations of the deck, such as the one below from Shaheen Soorani, utilize the recursion between Torrential Gearhulk, Goblin Dark-Dwellers, and Liliana, the Last Hope to add even more staying power in the late game
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
Your decks promise: This is a creature deck that wins through combat plays very differently than This is a compact combo deck with protection. If you are playing with strangers, do a quick Rule 0 chat
You can't put a Teferi's Moat out there for a long, long time against decks unknown with the knowledge that an enchantment removal or bounce spell will almost certainly kill you unless you are very brave, and once you start down the Moat road it's hard to stop