Creating nonlegendary token copies of Creatures every combat step leads to absurd value engines and combo kills alike
From a competitive standpoint, Whispers in the Well added a ton of competition-ready cards and shook up the meta nicely following Fabled's laying the foundations and bringing in new waves of players.
Combat tricks that reduce the Strength of your opponent's character, like Fang Crossbow and Painting the Roses, may seem low impact, but t his deck relies on trading efficiently, as well as healing with cards like Gumbo Pot, to keep your characters and control the board
The former is definitely the fairer version of a Sharuum deck, but artifact builds can be incredibly varied in both strategy and power level, so dont be afraid to ask for a rough power assessment from its pilot before choosing your own to ensure a fun, interactive game for your pod
The five-mana Rakdos 5/4 deathtouch and then menace as evasion is next
If you have one copy on the battlefield you can play a second copy, causing one to die to the legend rule and transform the other while also netting a 2/2 Zombie token for your troubles