Nostalgia can also bring players back who have taken a break from the game or simply excite those who fondly remember a specific plane, mechanic, and/or characters
Obstinate Baloth isnt the freight train that he used to be for his size in most formats, but in The Brothers War a 4/4 for 4 is not common (Greens only common 4 power creature for example is a 4/2), and it gives him, and other green monsters effective hitting power
Crash Through made the cut for me over the traditional Cling to Dust in the cantrip slot
This first place deck by EC_Sergent Tibs leans heavily into the brand new Hades card
The best removal option for him will be hard removal like Dragon Fire and the new Steel song, And Then Along Came Zeus
Sadly, I dont think this is really what were looking for in our Merfolk decks either