Heroic has never been particularly popular, since the only way you can safely trigger the ability is with either a combat trick or an Aura, and Brigone is soundly trounced in both spaces
Decks that run Beach Court tend to run 1-2 copies of the card
Four-Colour Control has plenty of ways to counter spells, but can also remove problems with cards like Temporary Lockdown
If we compare the prices in 1995, to the price for the same cards today*, we can see that some of these cards have increased tremendously in price, while others have been less impressive
The rules for Aprils cards was: These cards had to be primarily designed to counter a strategy, not enable one Creatures had to meaningfully advance the game beyond their ability no Drannith Magistrate style 1/3s, these cards had to have some purpose in making your opponents lose by conventional, fair means
Plane - Dominaria The Aether Flues When you planeswalk to The Aether Flues and at the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice a creature