Torpor Orb is the main one, along with other tricks like Platinum Angel or Lich's Mastery, to avoid dying to her ability
Shrouds protection can backfire if you only have 1 creature in play though, so make you load up any other targeted effects onto your creature before attaching this fancy footwear
These creatures come in for an immediate payoff but dont stick around, so its only fair they come back around for another showing in Lorwyn Eclipsed
You can tap that enchanted sentinel to counter any spell that would destroy one or more of your lands, making this a decent defence for your mana base
Theres no rule saying you cant declare openly what youll be voting for, leading to an interesting debate each turn that Crdan attacks
He also has good synergy with various mass removal effects as you can save something of yours, even Venser himself, from the effect