Illusionist's Bracers Illusionist's Bracers goes infinite with creatures that tap to untap things, like Aphetto Alchemist
Fervor had been printed way back in Weatherlight and had been Standard legal for a long time

3 Blazing Hellhound Blood Cultist Bloodhall Priest Bloodtithe Harvester Body Dropper Boggart Cursecrafter Boltwing Marauder Brawl-Bash Ogre Bullseye, Death Dealer Carnage Gladiator Carnage, Crimson Chaos Carnival Hellsteed Chainer, Nightmare Adept Chaos Spewer Chaos, the Endless Charforger Cindering Cutthroat Coalstoke Gearhulk Crash, Reckless Endrider Cruel Administrator Cryptborn Horror Cult Guildmage Cultbrand Cinder Deathbringer Thoctar Deepfire Elemental Defiler of Souls Demigod of Revenge Desecrex, Gift of Servitude Dire Fleet Captain Dire Fleet Neckbreaker Dire Fleet Warmonger Dragonlord Kolaghan Dread Slag Dreadhorde Butcher Dust Stalker Eclipsed Boggart Elite Headhunter Emberstrike Duo Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch Falkenrath Aristocrat Far Fortune, End Boss Fireblade Artist Fireglass Mentor Flayer Drone Florian, Voldaren Scion Footlight Fiend Forerunner of Slaughter Forge Boss Fulminator Mage Garland, Knight of Cornelia Garna, Bloodfist of Keld Garna, the Bloodflame Gastal Thrillseeker Gev, Scaled Scorch Ghostflame Sliver Glistening Goremonger Gobhobbler Rats Goblin Deathraiders Goblin Outlander

Over the years, Magic: The Gathering has had odd periods of trying something out, then tapering it off for a few expansions when they find out that the new thing isn't working or that players simply hate it
Junding someone out is to simply dominate the game
Vampiric Tutor [Instant-Speed Tutor at One Mana] Vampiric Tutor is what efficiency looks like in black spells in MTG