Having more ways to interact at just 1 mana is crucial
I poured my entire life into that game and fell in love with Ivalice, the job system, the story (which paralleled some of what I was going through at the time.) Despite being so incredibly sick, I can only recall the good times that Tactics gave me.
Normally, I'll bring to you my Honorable Mention cards in a Top 10 article like thisbasically the stuff that would have hit spots 13, 12, and 11
So if you like consistency, Jeskai Cycling seems like an obvious choice
This goes right into Voltron builds or equipment-heavy decks
The reason it sees so much play is that it is doing two things that are well paired, both stalling the game and it is never a dead or even that weak of a card in any given matchup