Contract from Below will draw you a new hand for a single mana, which is absurd
Torgal, A Fine Hound Rating: 7/10 Two-drop mana dorks are always good in Limited
Tutoring 3-drops and putting them on the battlefield is huge, and you can get creatures that draw you cards, enchantment removal, and even planeswalkers
sacrificing Food tokens for life is a fine thing to do, but you'll encounter other uses for Food tokens throughout the set
Stranglehold says that your opponents cant search libraries and if an opponent would begin an extra turn, that player skips that turn instead. The art appropriately shows Karlach grappling some goblins, a good parallel for how this card shuts down opponents options
This extra damage and lifegain can, and often does swing games