However, when we experimented with putting some of these older cards in Standard, we found the more powerful ones warped Standard in a way we felt was unhealthy for the format, so we looked to other avenues to release these cards
Unexpected Windfall shows Knuckles doing what he does best: protecting the Master Emerald
But add the massive pool of blood, and yeah, thats messed up
Decking In a constructed format where the minimum deck size is 40 cards, decking your opponent is a more attractive option than is usually the case, when they have a larger deck
If youre inclined to play Legions Landing, I think a heavier token-based strategy is the way to go: Creatures (12) Planeswalkers (1) Lands (22) Spells (25) I imagine this deck ending plenty of games with a large March of the Multitudes on the end step followed by a Flourish or Pride of the Conquerors, giving it more of a combo-aspect than the initial list
If Shards you control do become copies of the creature, they'll use the copiable values of the creature as it last existed on the battlefield