Obviously having three modes offsets the latter of these problems somewhat but it does all result in a card that doesn't get a much play as its power level merits
3) Lock in the format constraints (so you stop accidentally cheating) This is the boring part that prevents the even more boring part where you rebuild your deck because one card is illegal
This is also brilliant in brews like tokens, aggro, landfall dork makers like Scute Swarm, and more
I think Sheldon is spot-on
The simple way to avoid this from happening is to NOT destroy Roots of Yggdrasil
That means that if you play Frodo, Determined Hero when Swiftfoot Boots is in play - which grants hexproof and haste - you can attack straight away and it cant be targeted, and the attack will trigger the effect again, allowing you to put another equipment card on the Ring-bearer