Arcades lets your defender creatures attack and deal damage according to their toughness, which gets around these issues
Creature Elder Dragon Mythic Andrey Kuzinskiy 8/8 NOT LEGAL Standard NOT LEGAL Future LEGAL Historic LEGAL Timeless LEGAL Gladiator NOT LEGAL Pioneer NOT LEGAL Explorer NOT LEGAL Modern LEGAL Legacy NOT LEGAL Pauper LEGAL Vintage NOT LEGAL Penny LEGAL Commander LEGAL Oathbreaker NOT LEGAL Standardbrawl LEGAL Brawl NOT LEGAL Alchemy NOT LEGAL Pauper Commander LEGAL Duel NOT LEGAL Oldschool NOT LEGAL Premodern NOT LEGAL Predh Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, roll a d20
In case youre curious, this would push Vaultborn Tyrant onto the list in spot five, since theyre priced at $33
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Theres also Drannith Stinger, Flourishing Fox, Archfiend of Ifnir, and Curator of Mysteries as examples of this kind of card
Humility In Magic, effects like 'losing abilities' or forcing specific base stats are always confusing rules-wise, as it typically involves a concept called layers