Playing a better land in place of an explosive creature or wild combo is the realistic choice, but it isn't very in the spirit of the format
If the creature loses flying before Shadow Puppeteers's last ability resolves, the creature will still become a red Dragon with base power and toughness 4/4 in addition to its other colors and types until end of turn
Which legends are you having fun with these days
As a pirate goblin, Dockside Extortionist would fit seamlessly into this plane as a reflavored Special Guest card.
All of these various formats serve different purposes, but I favor the full draft set and the Commander set as you can play Magic with those products right away
Minds Desire Mind's Desire earned itself one of the fastest bannings of all time, though it's since been released to the wilds, and has mostly behaved itself outside the occasional hour-long storm turns it produces