The Ward on it isn't anything crazy, in a 40-health format, but getting to reanimate something every turn is going to add up really fast in terms of both board state and card advantage
If you're looking for a deck to play at "casual" tables, my recommendation is a Windbrisk Heights + Summoning Trap deck
The problem was that people treated it like a Pacifism and just assumed it couldn't block, so people were constantly attacking with fliers only to be surprised that Rapunzel was blocking their flier
Tatyova, Benthic Druid I'm getting into the best of the best with Tatyova, Benthic Druid, a landfall commander that gains you life and, more importantly, draws you cards
Ikoria: Lair of Colossal Monsters' three-color ultimatum 3.1
While I miss making my own sound effects when I send baby dragons into battle, and dabbing hastily at cards Ive spilled cider on in my excitement, Arena builds on the lessons learned by the rest of its genre, and takes away a lot of the friction and fuss that I will (grudgingly) admit exist in its paper incarnation