If youre super lucky, you might be one of the lucky 500 people to pull a serialized Aetherspark, which is the only way to get it in the unique artstyle
Cranial Archive also provided a familiar means of mass hate, taking the Thran Foundry approach but also giving you a cantrip
Mainly because its a board wipe that leaves your creatures and Planeswalkers alone
With a ward effect with a cost of two life, you can be sure your opponents will always be paying life, whether it be through combat or that ward effect
Boats And Plows | MID Standard | Jim Davis Creatures (20) 1 Myriad Construct 2 Oswald Fiddlebender 2 Skyclave Apparition 3 Cosima, God of the Voyage // The Omenkeel 4 Giant Ox 4 Ingenious Smith 4 Silver Raven Planeswalkers (1) 1 Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset Sorceries (3) 3 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave Deck's Record : 5-0 Deck's Grade : B Deck Potential : Medium
We could spend an entire list explaining just what makes a good card