Some of Takara's games were published by Atlus
Cassius is good for cards like bats, while yes it is shuffling instead of AZ returning it but you also keep all items which is good in expanded for cards like Life Dew or G scope/blaster #5 For expanded only, but works wonders against so many decks
The last Frog I'm going to put a spotlight on may have hopped under the radar for many of you, but Lilysplash Mentor is that rare card that can effectively replace a well-known combo piece that has been winning EDH games for over a decade
In a December 2020 auction, the final price of the card ended up at $60,000 after 51 bids
Decayed is certainly a drawback, but its so easy to just get four value targets all at once and more than make up for the fact that those creatures cant engage in combat effectively
All in all though, these are just minor tweaks, the question is what part of the game does this deck operate around