Thoughtseize gives the user an insight on the most likely play patterns for the upcoming turns, and can be used proactively to either discard an answer to a threat, disrupt the opponents curve, or strip a vital combo piece out of the opponents hand
There are also some great dinosaur cards that work well in just about any deck they can fit into
On a lighter note, I agree with the flavor win here
There is also an expanded focus on collecting in the new game since it gives you a few free packs of five cards per day to unlock, so you can collect lots of cards in a few days to start upgrading and expanding your decks for battle
A two for one against some decks, and if your deck wants to sacrifice artifacts, you could do worse than Gearbane here
Trigger [Trigger] Rest up to 1 of your opponent's Characters