Ravensburger has achieved this in two straightforward steps: a simple standard format rotation with a secondary format where all cards are legal, and the creation of these collectors guides to bring newer players into the fold without any jarring catch-up required
Both of these modes really require you to have a significant board to do something meaningful, and need for you to be ahead to really get going
Activated abilities of lands or creatures or artifacts from Kor Haven to Arcanis the Omnipotent
There was nothing intrinsically wrong with putting shocklands in Unfinity to provide a wee bit of value, but doing away with the silver border and making ridiculous fiddly mechanics like stickers playable in eternal formats was a misstep
The opponent is about to kill you with a Lumbering Worldwagon
It can be dead in the hand as you wait to be able to use the effect, or you will have to play it minus the effect, in which case it's effectively a vanilla creature