Bite Down, Cosmic Hunger, Infectious Bite, Master's Rebuke, Ram Through, and Smell Fear serve in those roles here, but you could run a Horrific Assault if you prefer
These cards are pretty powerful, so Im not terribly surprised
While WotC may have seen the set as an early failure in design and production strategy, we should think of it as a microcosm of what early Magic was: a weird fantasy world where mechanics were built around the flavor and the power level between sets swung wildly back and forth, where every new set was full of new concepts as the design team fleshed out how the game would look for years to come
Alrighty, nerds, I'll see you in the next one
Hurska Sweet-Tooth This goofy little goober is supposed to be a Food payoff, but any source of lifegain will do
Voltaic Key Ramp, fixing, artifact support on the cheap and even part of some combos