Ephemerate can blink something for value, often creating virtual or actual card advantage
Of course, you miss out on the adventure if you have to just run this out as a land first, but thats nothing a good ol Kor Skyfisher cant help with
And though the deck wants you to be aggressive with lots of Challenging, it never felt like I had the power to come out on the other side with a better board state than my opponent
Kitesail Freebooter This new addition has not had too much testing yet but early indications suggest it is a big winner
Trial of Agony deals 5 damage to that creature, and the other can't block this turn
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse more or less killed the ol dies to removal argument, showing that if a creature is strong enough it can compete in 2023 even without an ETB trigger, and Elesh Norn does even more right away than Sheoldred thanks to its ability to Torpor Orb your opponent, which in turn helps protect Elesh Norn itself