But one of my biggest complaints about Magic in general is that some players do not understand the meaning of the word casual
Offer something to bargain and its actually quite strong, turning into just about any other card in your library, be that Sheoldred, the Apocalypse or Tendrils of Agony after a huge storm chain
Today Id rather focus on creatures having inbuilt protection, or protection granted indefinitely by different effects
use of laser pointers, strobe lights, or irritants (such as artificial noisemakers)
Center Soul pops to mind as Rebound triggers Prowess twice
If both Anim Pakal and Arabella are on the battlefield, you can stack it so Anim Pakal resolves first, creating more 1/1 tokens for Arabella when its effect resolves since the X burn/lifegain isn't determined until Arabella's effect is resolving