in particular, the answers are distinctly better than the creatures, because answers are less fungible than threats
Sometimes we design Auras that have an ability that is part positive and part negative to try and make it usable on both your's and your opponent's creatures (for instance, I talked two weeks ago about us doing this with bestow creature in Journey into Nyx )
Pair it with a type changer like Conspiracy or Roshan, Hidden Magister and youre cackling all the way to the bank and back
Thats also why lists like these are always right now rankings, not permanent power rankings
The removal of this strategy has led to the increased importance of item cards within the Pokmon TCG
8 Ulamog, The Defiler Retro Frame - $66.54 Eldrazi are tough to beat, especially when they get bigger and bigger over the course of a game