In One Piece, you can quickly be behind in the match if you don't play optimally.
Some examples: Swords to Plowshares, Teferis Protection, Chaos Warp, Great Train Heist (or other Spree cards, you pay extra costs but can go wild), Akromas Will, Deflecting Swat, Wear/Tear, and my personal favorite, Reprieve
Its still important to note that this doesnt cover all cases, and some specificity might be needed to help this variant come into its own
Turning The Gears An interesting wrinkle of Duvals Stranger Things Duel Commander list is that it doesnt just Polymorph creatures
Spellpyre Phoenix Spellpyre Phoenix gives recursion a cycling twist
But in a red burn deck the advantage goes 100% to you