Giving four life to the opponent is also more problematic than it was in the past, since the deck is more tempo-oriented than it used to be
Let me give you a classic example of a few: Take Organ Harvest The name is suitably fine, and the mechanic of letting folks sacrifice creatures for two Black mana a pop in right in line with cards such as Culling the Weak
In EDH, Yarok gives you a reason to play good stuff that have good enter triggers, and each new MTG set gives Yarok more toys to play with, seeing as everything has enter triggers these days
Legendary Planeswalker - Nissa Planeswalker (CTRL to add secondary) Sorcery Turntimber Symbiosis Look at the top seven cards of your library
Grist, the Hunger Tide Grist, the Hunger Tide thrives in an insect typal deck, but it's also just a generically powerful planeswalker
Tera: As long as this Pokmon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokmon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's)