There are definitely limiting factors like price and availability, but youre still left with a ton of options for cards
Theres not much I can say about the card besides the obvious
Word of Seizing: Do you want an uncounterable, instant-speed Insurrection
Reality Smasher may not have protection from white or the monstrous ability, but it does punish them no matter what color of removal they use on it
As Wizards acknowledges in the post: "the most played archetypes have remained largely the same over the past months." With this week's changes, though, fans will be expecting a major shift to MTG Standard's competitive meta, as all three of these Standard bans will impact the same popular deck archetype: Red/Blue snow decks that rely on Goldspan Dragon to ramp and Aldrund's Epiphany to close out the game
They agreed, as they had both gotten a little tired of the Mind Flayer shenanigans and were eager to no longer think about which creature would get stolen next