Illustrated by Kim Sokol Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
Instead of fighting this losing battle, what if you sidestep it
Syr Gwyn was picked so that I could reduce equip costs, draw cards, and use Sunforger to protect my investments
Those are not characteristic-defining abilities, and that ability doesn't change its base power and toughness.
The Hakbal EDH precon introduced some pretty powerful ones, like Ripples of Potential and Wave Goodbye, but there are also counter aplifiers like Hardened Scales you should consider
Whether the blocker lived or not, that only makes him a tiny bit angrier, hence the mongering of spirits