As mentioned earlier, fighting isnt attacking or blocking either, so even if both creatures have trample, no excess damage will be dealt to either player
Bonehoard Dracosaur Theres an old comparison between Mulldrifters, creatures with weak combat stats but valuable abilities, and Baneslayers, which offer basically no advantage outside of being giant battlecruiser creatures in combat
Theres not too much else to say about tiered, as the mechanic only appears on a handful of uncommons and commons, notably Thunder Magic
In an indirect way, creature lands can also help mitigate the risks of being mana hosed
The most common alternate youre most likely to see are Double Exposure cards
Each block back tends to raise in price, with boxes of Rise of the Eldrazi reaching about $1,200 market price on TCGplayer