Now, we have a bit of a middle ground, and helps open up the playability of these cards a little
There are those that destroy creatures
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.) Some beasts are born not of a mother, but of magic
This is all fairly expected for rotation, all things considered, but some decks are barely being touched
For every Tree of Redemption or Akroma you open, you'll also get a Jace, the Mind Sculptor and an Imperial Recruiter sooner or later, and it all works out in the end
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars creating tokens, Flaming Tyrannosaurus, which can even be a win condition depending on the power it has when it dies, and Memory Worm, to deal damage and force an opponent to draw a card, hence being able to trigger Ian Malcolm this way