Some, like Fog Crawler, are reskins of classic monsters like Vigor
I doubt that this was even that good when first printed, but a 7-mana 4/4 that you then need to pay to give flying (and the power boost is balanced by the toughness loss) just doesnt cut it in any format these days
Even a card like Greater Good can be turned into a self-mill piece so long you have enough creatures to sacrifice and cards to discard, though it might not have been on your radar in regards to self-milling before
(When a creature with undying dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owners control with a +1/+1 counter on it.) 5/5 Illustrated by Chris Rahn Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
And several other companions still needed to be banned in various formats
This Uncommon Commander helps you build a decent counters strategy with or without Human typal theme