One part of the story is they are both a bit more resilient to removal than they look, where Red removal does not trade one for one with Archfiend and Sheoldred demands having the removal on hand because she limits the ability of your opponent to dig for removal
Slobad, Actually Just Fine This card was in an Unknown Event from after March of the Machine , so I like to believe Slobad, Actually Just Fine is canon, and, like many other Magic characters, Slobads compleation was reversed and hes now just fine
Field of the Dead: #2
Although relatively weak on his own, Nekusar's ability causes each opponent to take damage each time they draw a card
With the majority of cards being cast at sorcery speed, the control players job becomes much more linear, and in turn, the decks become more powerful
This and the Booster Fun borders in this set make for an artist pallet the likes of which artists like Emma Rios have created masterpieces aplenty