This iconic 8-cost Amethyst powerhouse can exert opposing characters and completely freeze them down, preventing them from readying on their next turn
You dont have that many creature-focused decks in blue, but when you pair this blue enchantment with white or red, you can suddenly draw a bunch of cards
A battle can be dealt damage and be target of spells and/or abilities that target "any target." Damage dealt to a battle causes that many defense counters to be removed from it
Ichor Rats Before Ichor Rats can even start attacking for infect damage, an opponent gets a poison counter when the phyrexian rat enters the battlefield
While I didn't shove in a full Dwarf Tribal subtheme into this section, I did add a couple strong choices that synergize well in the deck, with the best by far being Magda, Brazen Outlaw: tap to crew vehicles, make treasure, spend that treasure to cast spells or cheat out Parhelion II
(Please, don't insult me too much in the comments