Take Valakut Awakening, for example
Ral Zarek is solid for your decks, and I played him in my Standard deck that did some damage at FNMs at the time, as people would really respect Ral in that era, especially with the Double Lightning Bolt available for four mana at -2
Cards that reduce mana-costs tend to at least have the chance of being broken, and while Herald of the Pantheon will never make enchantments free (until they start printing colorless enchantments), playing Eidolon of Blossoms on turn three and Doomwake Giants or Sigil of the Empty Throne on turn four seems like big game in standard
Battle Styles reintroduced Alternate Arts, which are, to put it the most simply, Full Art and Secret Rare cards that deviate from the era's standard style of Full Art and Secret Rare
The weakness and resistance of the Active or Bench Pokmon being attacked
Each of the Commander decks is built around a specific game, with four of the most popular ones being chosen (VI, VII, X, and XIV)