This will mean a lot of beloved cards, and mechanical groupings will likely not make the final release, but that is the cost of having ones cake and eating it
FromTheShire: At best I think this goes alongside it, Exsanguinate is good when it is off the top rope while the table is tapped out not when it is telegraphed
It can be said that You can protect monsters from effects that target with hand triggers, and since you don't have to specify which monsters to protect, even in decks that have absolutely nothing to do with rituals, you can throw them in just for this hand trigger, but in ritual decks, you can use church, preparation, manju, etc
Sorin comes loaded with three abilities, one that lets you pick off little creatures while fueling your life gain, and tremendously powerful ability to set your opponents life total to 10, and then a mesmerizing ability to gain control of an opponents turn
In Kevins case, it appears to be a personal tech choice, one he likely felt would give him a slight edge amongst the local meta of the event

Common 133 Tangle Common 134 Poisoned Apple Rare 135 Shield of Virtue Uncommon 136 Sword of Truth Rare 137 Ariel, Whoseit Collector Rare 138 Aurora, Briar Rose Common 139 Aurora, Dreaming Guardian Super Rare 140 Aurora, Regal Princess Uncommon 141 Belle, Inventive Engineer Uncommon 142 Belle, Strange But Special Legendary 143 Chief Tui, Respected Leader Uncommon 144 Donald Duck, Strutting His Stuff Common 145 Flounder, Voice of Reason Common 146 Gramma Tala, Storyteller Uncommon 147 Hades, Infernal Schemer Legendary 148 Jasmine, Disguised Common 149 Jasmine, Queen of Agrabah Rare 150 Maleficent, Sinister Visitor Common 151 Maleficent, Uninvited Rare 152 Maurice, World-Famous Inventor Rare 153 Merlin, Self-Appointed Mentor Common 154 Mickey Mouse, Detective Common 155 Mufasa, King of the Pride Lands Common 156 Philoctetes, Trainer of Heroes Common 157 Robin Hood, Unrivaled Archer Super Rare 158 Scar, Mastermind Rare 159 Tamatoa, So Shiny