Its not all Shire-friendly, either, with some true wrath coming in the form of Toxic Deluge, spot removal like Path to Exile and Swords to Plowshares, and cards like The Gaffer to turn that lifegain into more card draw
This set was a chance for WotCs designers and developers to throw caution to the wind and just design a huge slew of new mechanics without needing to get them correctly balanced
Opposition Agent Opposition Agent is one of those cards that makes you the villain of the table in the best way possible
I dont know how highly youd want to take it in draft, but Id literally never cut it from any deck that could use it
You cant actually cast spells until your next turn if you choose to do it
Storm combo decks are a pillar of the format, and the fast mana options allow it to work a lot more efficiently than you might be used to in other formats